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).

Verse 2.11

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रथ कार इव चर्मणः परिकर्तन्न् उपानहम् ।
यद् यज् जहाति कामानां तत् तत् सम्पद्यते सुखम् ॥ ११ ॥

ratha kāra iva carmaṇaḥ parikartann upānaham |
yad yaj jahāti kāmānāṃ tat tat sampadyate sukham || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 2.11 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 (2.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ratha, Kara, Iva, Carman, Pari, Kartat, Upanah, Upanaha, Kama, Tat, Tad, Sampad, Sampadin, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.11). 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: “ratha kāra iva carmaṇaḥ parikartann upānaham ”
ratha -
ratha (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
carmaṇaḥ -
carman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kartann -
√kṛt -> kartat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛt class 1 verb]
upānaham -
upānaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upānah (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “yad yaj jahāti kāmānāṃ tat tat sampadyate sukham ”
yad -
Cannot analyse yaj*ja
jahāti -
√hā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
kāmānām -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sampadya -
sampadin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

sampad (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ate -
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019