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 12.118

ततो ययुर्मुदमतुलां दिवौकसो ववासिरे न मृगगना न पक्षिणः ।
न सस्वनुर्वनतरवो ऽनिलाहताः कृतासने भगवति निश्चलात्मनि ॥ ११८ ॥

tato yayurmudamatulāṃ divaukaso vavāsire na mṛgaganā na pakṣiṇaḥ |
na sasvanurvanataravo 'nilāhatāḥ kṛtāsane bhagavati niścalātmani || 118 ||

Then the dwellers in heaven burst into unequalled joy; the herds of beasts and the birds uttered no cry; the trees moved by the wind made no sound, when the holy one took his seat firm in his resolve.

English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.118). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yayu, Mud, Muda, Atula, Divaukas, Divaukasa, Vava, Asira, Mriga, Gat, Pakshin, Pakshi, Rava, Anilahata, Krit, Krita, Asana, Asani, Bhagavat, Bhagavati, Nishcala, Mani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.118). 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: “tato yayurmudamatulāṃ divaukaso vavāsire na mṛgaganā na pakṣiṇaḥ
  • tato* -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • yayur -
  • yayu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • mudam -
  • muda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mud (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atulām -
  • atulā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • divaukaso* -
  • divaukas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    divaukasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vavā -
  • vava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • asire -
  • asira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛga -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gan -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
  • ā* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣiṇaḥ -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “na sasvanurvanataravo 'nilāhatāḥ kṛtāsane bhagavati niścalātmani
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sasvanur -
  • svan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vanata -
  • van (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ravo' -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • anilāhatāḥ -
  • anilāhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anilāhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • asane -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    asani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • bhagavati -
  • bhagavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • niścalāt -
  • niścala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    niścala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mani -
  • manī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    manī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 12.118

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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