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).

सर्वं चेत् सुखम् इच्छेत सर्व कामां परित्यजेत् ।
सर्व काम परित्यागी ह्य् अत्यन्तं सुखम् एधते ॥ १२ ॥

sarvaṃ cet sukham iccheta sarva kāmāṃ parityajet |
sarva kāma parityāgī hy atyantaṃ sukham edhate || 12 ||

The English translation of Verse 2.12 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 (2.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvam, Sarva, Sukham, Sukha, Kama, Pari, Parityagin, Atyantam, Atyanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.12). 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: “sarvaṃ cet sukham iccheta sarva kāmāṃ parityajet
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse cet*su
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iccheta -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kāmām -
  • kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tyajet -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sarva kāma parityāgī hy atyantaṃ sukham edhate
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kāma -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parityāgī -
  • parityāgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*at
  • atyantam -
  • atyantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atyanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • edhate -
  • edh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
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