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 3.9

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य एतां सहते ग्राम्यां तृष्णां लोके सुदुस्त्यजाम् ।
शोकास् तस्य प्रवर्धन्ते ह्य् अववृष्टा बीरणा यथा ॥ ९ ॥

ya etāṃ sahate grāmyāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ loke sudustyajām |
śokās tasya pravardhante hy avavṛṣṭā bīraṇā yathā || 9 ||

The English translation of Verse 3.9 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 (3.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Eta, Esha, Sahat, Sahata, Gramya, Trishna, Loka, Sudustyaja, Shoka, Tad, Pra, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.9). 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: “ya etāṃ sahate grāmyāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ loke sudustyajām ”
ya* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
etām -
etā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sahate -
sahat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sahat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

sahatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√sah -> sahat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sah class 1 verb]

√sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sah class 1 verb]

√sah (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
grāmyām -
grāmyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tṛṣṇām -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
sudustyajām -
sudustyajā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “śokās tasya pravardhante hy avavṛṣṭā bīraṇā yathā ”
śokās -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śokā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vardhante -
√vṛdh (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
Cannot analyse hy*av
avavṛṣṭā* -
Cannot analyse bīraṇā*ya
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019