Udanavarga [sanskrit]

by W. Woodville Rockhill | 1892 | 13,101 words

The Udanavarga is a collection of Sanskrit verses representing aphorisms attributed to the Buddha and his disciples. The Udanavarga resembles the Pali Dhammapada and Udana, yet it belong the ancient tradition of early Buddhism. Alternative titles: Udānavarga (उदानवर्ग).

रतिभ्यो जायते शोको रतिभ्यो जायते भयम् ।
रतिभ्ह्यो विप्रमुक्तानां नास्ति शोकः कुतो भयम् ॥ ३ ॥

ratibhyo jāyate śoko ratibhyo jāyate bhayam |
ratibhhyo vipramuktānāṃ nāsti śokaḥ kuto bhayam || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 2.3 is contained in the book Udanavarga by W. Woodville Rockhill.

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rati, Jayat, Shoka, Bhaya, Vipramukta, Nasti, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.3). 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: “ratibhyo jāyate śoko ratibhyo jāyate bhayam
  • ratibhyo* -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • śoko* -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ratibhyo* -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ratibhhyo vipramuktānāṃ nāsti śokaḥ kuto bhayam
  • Cannot analyse ratibhhyo*vi
  • vipramuktānām -
  • vipramukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vipramukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vipramuktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śokaḥ -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuto* -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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