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 12.115

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यथा भ्रमन्त्यो दिवि वायपङ्क्तयः प्रदक्षिणं त्वां कमलाक्ष कुर्वते ।
यथा च सौम्या दिवि वान्ति वायवस्त्वमद्य बुद्धो नियतं भविष्यसि ॥ ११५ ॥

yathā bhramantyo divi vāyapaṅktayaḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ tvāṃ kamalākṣa kurvate |
yathā ca saumyā divi vānti vāyavastvamadya buddho niyataṃ bhaviṣyasi || 115 ||

'Inasmuch as lines of birds fluttering in the sky offer thee reverential salutation, O lotus-eyed one, and inasmuch as gentle breezes blow in the sky, thou shalt certainly to-day become the Buddha.'
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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 (12.115). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Bhramanti, Div, Divi, Vaya, Pankti, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Tva, Yushmad, Kamalaksha, Kurvat, Kurvata, Saumi, Saumya, Vat, Vanti, Vayava, Vayu, Adya, Buddha, Niyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.115). 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: “yathā bhramantyo divi vāyapaṅktayaḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ tvāṃ kamalākṣa kurvate ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhramantyo* -
bhramantī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
divi -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

divī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vāya -
vāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> vāya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vā]

va (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√vai (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
paṅktayaḥ -
paṅkti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṅkti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pradakṣiṇam -
pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

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

pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
kamalākṣa -
kamalākṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamalākṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kurvate -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kurvat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

kurvatā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle third plural]
Line 2: “yathā ca saumyā divi vānti vāyavastvamadya buddho niyataṃ bhaviṣyasi ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saumyā* -
saumī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

saumya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saumyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
divi -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

divī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vānti -
vānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāntī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
vāyavas -
vāyava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddho* -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
niyatam -
niyata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niyata (noun, neuter)

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

niyatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhaviṣyasi -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active second single]