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 2.16

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दुर्मेधसं हन्ति भोगो न त्व् इहात्म गवेषिणम् ।
दुर्मेधा भोग तृष्णाभिर् हन्त्य् आत्मानम् अथो परान् ॥ १६ ॥

durmedhasaṃ hanti bhogo na tv ihātma gaveṣiṇam |
durmedhā bhoga tṛṣṇābhir hanty ātmānam atho parān || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 2.16 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 (2.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durmedhas, Bhoga, Iha, Atma, Gaveshin, Durmedha, Atman, Atho, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.16). 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: “durmedhasaṃ hanti bhogo na tv ihātma gaveṣiṇam ”
durmedhasam -
durmedhasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

durmedhas (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
hanti -
hanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
bhogo* -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse tv*ih
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
atma -
atma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaveṣiṇam -
gaveṣin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “durmedhā bhoga tṛṣṇābhir hanty ātmānam atho parān ”
durmedhā* -
durmedha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

durmedhā (noun, feminine)

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

durmedhas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhoga -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tṛṣṇābhir -
Cannot analyse hanty*āt
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
atho -
atho (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
parān -
para (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019