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).

तां तु तृष्णां प्रहायेह वीत तृष्णो भवा भवे ।
नासौ पुनः संसरते तृष्णा ह्य् अस्य न विद्यते ॥ १३ ॥

tāṃ tu tṛṣṇāṃ prahāyeha vīta tṛṣṇo bhavā bhave |
nāsau punaḥ saṃsarate tṛṣṇā hy asya na vidyate || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 3.13 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 (3.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trishna, Prahaya, Iha, Vita, Bhava, Bhu, Nasi, Puna, Sarat, Sarata, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.13). 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: “tāṃ tu tṛṣṇāṃ prahāyeha vīta tṛṣṇo bhavā bhave
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tṛṣṇām -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prahāye -
  • prahāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    prahāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prahāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vīta -
  • vīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tṛṣṇo -
  • bhavā* -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “nāsau punaḥ saṃsarate tṛṣṇā hy asya na vidyate
  • nāsau -
  • nāsi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāsi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sarate -
  • sarat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sarat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    saratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
    sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
  • tṛṣṇā* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*as
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
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