Jinacaritaṁ: The Life of the Victorious Buddha
A Pāli and English line by line (interlinear) version of this Medieval verse biography of the Buddha from his Bodhisatta aspiration to the founding of the Jetavana monastery (together with extensive annotation).
A Pāli and English line by line (interlinear) version of this Medieval verse biography of the Buddha from his Bodhisatta aspiration to the founding of the Jetavana monastery (together with extensive annotation).
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Some Notes on <strong>Jinacaritaṁ</strong> - 11<br />
bhukuṭi, f., frown.<br />
bhuvana, m. (= bhavana), worlds.<br />
bhūpāla, m., protector <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth; a prince.<br />
bhūmikā, f., earth; ground; a floor; a story.<br />
makarākara, m., <strong>the</strong> sea; repository.<br />
mahanīya, adj., respectable.<br />
moḷiratana, nt., bejewelled.<br />
rativaḍḍhana, nt., delightful; delight-increasing.<br />
rasāyana, m., pleasure.<br />
lāvaṇṇa, m., beautiful.<br />
vanitā, f., women.<br />
vāridhāra, f., torrent; stream; shower.<br />
vidduma, m., coral.<br />
vuṭṭhidhārā, f., showers <strong>of</strong> rain.<br />
saṁvītināmeti, vi + ati + nam + e, spends time; waits.<br />
saṅkhaṇḍeti, saṁ + khaṇḍ + e, break into pieces (cf. khaṇḍeti).<br />
sabbhi, adj., <strong>the</strong> virtuous.<br />
sampīta, past.p. <strong>of</strong> sampivati, soaked; stewed.<br />
sīkara, m., mist.<br />
sudhīsa, m., a wise man; sage.<br />
suphulla, su + past.p. <strong>of</strong> phalati, full flowering; blossoming.<br />
suvañjita, su + past.p. <strong>of</strong> añjeti or añjati, collyrium-annointed.<br />
seṇi, f., a line; row; multitude; flock.<br />
hesārava, m., <strong>the</strong> sound <strong>of</strong> neighing.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>se meanings <strong>of</strong> words are not found in PED:<br />
ānana, m., face.<br />
ākula, adj., crowded.<br />
āvalī, f., a multitude.<br />
ketu, m., bright; a torch; an eminent person.<br />
gabbha, m., a storeroom.<br />
garu, m., parent.<br />
jantu, m., earth creatures like worms, etc.<br />
jala, m., tear.<br />
pesala, adj., well-formed.<br />
mugga, m., casket.<br />
latā, f., a slender woman.<br />
vadhū, f. cf. vadhukā, a woman; a bride.<br />
valaya, nt., an enclosure.<br />
sandhāraka, adj., bearing.<br />
siṅga, nt., a turret.