Buddha-Carita [sanskrit]

by E. B. Cowell | 2003 | 11,474 words | ISBN-10: 8187418788 | ISBN-13: 9788187418788

The Buddha Carita (Saddharma-pundarika) by Asvaghosa a famous Sanskrit text revolving around the live and exploits of the Buddha. The Buddha Carita (Buddhacarita) is written in the style of a Kavya (or Mahakavya, epic poetry) and extant original Sanskrit text consists of roughly 1,000 metrical verses.

Verse 11.73

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स्थिरं प्रतिज्ञाय तथेति पार्थिवे ततः स वैश्वन्तरमाश्रमं ययौ ।
परिव्रजन्तं समुदीक्ष्य विस्मितो नृपो ऽपि च प्रापुरिमं गिरिं व्रजन् ॥ ७३ ॥

sthiraṃ pratijñāya tatheti pārthive tataḥ sa vaiśvantaramāśramaṃ yayau |
parivrajantaṃ samudīkṣya vismito nṛpo 'pi ca prāpurimaṃ giriṃ vrajan || 73 ||

Having given his firm promise to the monarch, he proceeded to the Vaishvantara hermitage; and, after watching him with astonishment, as he wandered on in his course, the king and his courtiers returned to the mountain (of Rajagiri).
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthira, Pratijna, Tatha, Iti, Parthiva, Parthivi, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shvan, Tara, Ashrama, Yayi, Yayu, Pari, Vrajat, Samud, Ikshya, Vismita, Nripa, Api, Pra, Purima, Giri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.73). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “sthiraṃ pratijñāya tatheti pārthive tataḥ sa vaiśvantaramāśramaṃ yayau ”
sthiram -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthira (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sthirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratijñāya -
pratijña (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pratijña (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
tathe -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pārthive -
pārthiva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pārthiva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pārthivi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pārthivi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
śvan -
śvan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
taram -
tara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āśramam -
āśrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśrama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yayau -
yayi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “parivrajantaṃ samudīkṣya vismito nṛpo 'pi ca prāpurimaṃ giriṃ vrajan ”
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vrajantam -
√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
samudī -
samud (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

samud (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
īkṣya -
√īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √īkṣ]

√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]

√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
vismito* -
vismita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nṛpo' -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prā -
prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
purimam -
purima (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

purima (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
girim -
giri (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

giri (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vrajan -
√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]