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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 5.4
तस्माद्द् हि ते सुखिता वीतशोका येषां प्रियं नास्ति कथंचिद् एव ।
तस्माद् अशोकं पदम् एषमाणः प्रियं न कुर्वीत हि जीवलोके ॥ ४ ॥
tasmādd hi te sukhitā vītaśokā yeṣāṃ priyaṃ nāsti kathaṃcid eva |
tasmād aśokaṃ padam eṣamāṇaḥ priyaṃ na kurvīta hi jīvaloke || 4 ||
The English translation of Verse 5.4 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 (5.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Sukhita, Vitashoka, Yah, Yat, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Nasti, Katham, Katha, Cit, Eva, Tasmat, Ashoka, Pada, Esha, Jivaloka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.4). 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: “tasmādd hi te sukhitā vītaśokā yeṣāṃ priyaṃ nāsti kathaṃcid eva ”
- Cannot analyse tasmādd*hi
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sukhitā* -
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sukhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sukhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]√sukh -> sukhitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]
- vītaśokā* -
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vītaśoka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vītaśokā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tasmād aśokaṃ padam eṣamāṇaḥ priyaṃ na kurvīta hi jīvaloke ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- aśokam -
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aśoka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśoka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśokā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śuk (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eṣam -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āṇaḥ -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jīvaloke -
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jīvaloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]