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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 2.17
न कर्षापण वर्षेण तृप्तिः कामैर् हि विद्यते ।
अल्पास्वाद सुखाः कामा इति विज्ञाय पण्डितः ॥ १७ ॥
na karṣāpaṇa varṣeṇa tṛptiḥ kāmair hi vidyate |
alpāsvāda sukhāḥ kāmā iti vijñāya paṇḍitaḥ || 17 ||
The English translation of Verse 2.17 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 (2.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Karshapana, Varsha, Tripti, Kama, Alpa, Ada, Sukha, Iti, Vijna, Vijnaya, Pandita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “na karṣāpaṇa varṣeṇa tṛptiḥ kāmair hi vidyate ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karṣāpaṇa -
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karṣāpaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karṣāpaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṣeṇa -
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varṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]varṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tṛptiḥ -
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tṛpti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tṛpti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmair -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kāma (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “alpāsvāda sukhāḥ kāmā iti vijñāya paṇḍitaḥ ”
- alpāsvā -
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alpā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- āda -
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āda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- sukhāḥ -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāmā* -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vijñāya -
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vijñāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijñāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- paṇḍitaḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]