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 12.108

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सा श्रद्धावर्धितप्रीतिर्विकसल्लोचनोत्पला ।
शिरसा प्रणिपत्यैनं ग्राहयामास पायसम् ॥ १०८ ॥

sā śraddhāvardhitaprītirvikasallocanotpalā |
śirasā praṇipatyainaṃ grāhayāmāsa pāyasam || 108 ||

She, having her joy increased by her faith, with her lotus-like eyes opened wide, bowed down before him and persuaded him to take some milk.
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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 (12.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shraddha, Ardhita, Priti, Vikasat, Locana, Utpala, Shiras, Prani, Pat, Pati, Patya, Patin, Aina, Payasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.108). 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: “sā śraddhāvardhitaprītirvikasallocanotpalā ”
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śraddhāva -
śraddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ardhita -
√ṛdh -> ardhita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ṛdh]

√ṛdh -> ardhita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ṛdh]

√ṛdh -> ardhita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ṛdh]

√ṛdh -> ardhita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ṛdh]
prītir -
prīti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vikasal -
vikasat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vikasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√vikas -> vikasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vikas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vikas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vikas class 1 verb]
locano -
locana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

locana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

locanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
utpalā -
utpalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śirasā praṇipatyainaṃ grāhayāmāsa pāyasam ”
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
praṇi -
praṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

praṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
patyai -
pati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]

pati (noun, masculine)

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

patya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pat -> patya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pat]

√pat -> patya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pat]

patī (noun, masculine)

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

patī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]

patī (noun, neuter)

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

patin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

patin (noun, neuter)

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

pat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pat (noun, neuter)

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

√pat (verb class 1)

[imperative passive first single]

√pat (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
ainam -
aina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
grāhayāmā -
√grah (verb class 0)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
pāyasam -
pāyasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāyasa (noun, neuter)

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