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).

यस् त्व् एतां त्यजते ग्राम्यां तृष्णां लोके सुदुस्त्यजाम् ।
शोकास् तस्य निवर्तन्ते उद बिन्दुर् इव पुष्करात् ॥ १० ॥

yas tv etāṃ tyajate grāmyāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ loke sudustyajām |
śokās tasya nivartante uda bindur iva puṣkarāt || 10 ||

The English translation of Verse 3.10 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 (3.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Tyajat, Gramya, Trishna, Loka, Sudustyaja, Shoka, Tad, Uda, Bindu, Iva, Pushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.10). 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: “yas tv etāṃ tyajate grāmyāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ loke sudustyajām
  • yas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*et
  • etām -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyajate -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • 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 nivartante uda bindur iva puṣkarāt
  • 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]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartante -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bindur -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puṣkarāt -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
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