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 13.20

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अजासु सक्ता घटजानवश्च दंष्ट्रायुधाश्चैव नखायुधाश्च ।
कबन्धहस्ता बहुमूर्तयश्च भग्नार्धवक्त्राश्च महामुखाश्च ॥ २० ॥

ajāsu saktā ghaṭajānavaśca daṃṣṭrāyudhāścaiva nakhāyudhāśca |
kabandhahastā bahumūrtayaśca bhagnārdhavaktrāśca mahāmukhāśca || 20 ||

Blended with goats, with knees swollen like pots, armed with tusks and with claws, carrying headless trunks in their hands, and assuming many forms, with half-mutilated faces, and with monstrous mouths;
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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 (13.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aja, Sakta, Ghatajanu, Damshtrayudha, Nakhayudha, Kabandha, Hasta, Bahumurti, Bhagna, Ardhavaktra, Mahamukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 13.20). 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: “ajāsu saktā ghaṭajānavaśca daṃṣṭrāyudhāścaiva nakhāyudhāśca ”
ajāsu -
ajā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
saktā* -
sakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb]

√sag -> saktā (participle, feminine)

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

√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb]

√saj -> saktā (participle, feminine)

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

√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]

√sañj -> saktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
ghaṭajānavaś -
ghaṭajānu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ghaṭajānu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
daṃṣṭrāyudhāś -
daṃṣṭrāyudha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

daṃṣṭrāyudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
nakhāyudhāś -
nakhāyudha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nakhāyudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “kabandhahastā bahumūrtayaśca bhagnārdhavaktrāśca mahāmukhāśca ”
kabandha -
kabandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kabandha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hastā* -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bahumūrtayaś -
bahumūrti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahumūrti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhagnā -
bhagna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhagna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhagnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ardhavaktrāś -
ardhavaktra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahāmukhāś -
mahāmukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]