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).

आत्मानं चेत् प्रियं विद्यान् नैनं पापेन योजयेत् ।
न ह्य् एतत् सुलभं भवति सुखं दुष्कृतकारिणा ॥ १३ ॥

ātmānaṃ cet priyaṃ vidyān nainaṃ pāpena yojayet |
na hy etat sulabhaṃ bhavati sukhaṃ duṣkṛtakāriṇā || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 5.13 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 (5.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atman, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Vidya, Nri, Aina, Papa, Etad, Sulabha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sukham, Sukha, Dushkrita, Kari, Karin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.13). 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: “ātmānaṃ cet priyaṃ vidyān nainaṃ pāpena yojayet
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse cet*pr
  • priyam -
  • 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]
  • vidyān -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pāpena -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yojayet -
  • yuj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “na hy etat sulabhaṃ bhavati sukhaṃ duṣkṛtakāriṇā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*et
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sulabham -
  • sulabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sulabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sulabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duṣkṛta -
  • duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāriṇā -
  • kāri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāri (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
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