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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 10.3
श्रद्धा हि वित्तं पुरुषस्य श्रेष्ठं धर्मः सुचीर्णः सुखं आदधाति ।
सत्यं हि वै स्वादुतमं रसानां प्रज्ञाजीवी जीविनां श्रेष्ठ उक्तः ॥ ३ ॥
śraddhā hi vittaṃ puruṣasya śreṣṭhaṃ dharmaḥ sucīrṇaḥ sukhaṃ ādadhāti |
satyaṃ hi vai svādutamaṃ rasānāṃ prajñājīvī jīvināṃ śreṣṭha uktaḥ || 3 ||
The English translation of Verse 10.3 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 (10.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shraddha, Vitta, Purusha, Shreshtha, Dharma, Sucirna, Sukham, Sukha, Ada, Satyam, Satya, Svadutama, Rasa, Prajna, Ajivin, Ajivi, Jivin, Uksh, Ukta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “śraddhā hi vittaṃ puruṣasya śreṣṭhaṃ dharmaḥ sucīrṇaḥ sukhaṃ ādadhāti ”
- śraddhā* -
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śraddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śraddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- puruṣasya -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sucīrṇaḥ -
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sucīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āda -
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āda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- dhāti -
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√dhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “satyaṃ hi vai svādutamaṃ rasānāṃ prajñājīvī jīvināṃ śreṣṭha uktaḥ ”
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- svādutamam -
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svādutama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svādutama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svādutamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rasānām -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rasā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- prajñā -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ājīvī -
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ājīvī (noun, masculine)[compound]ājīvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ājīvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jīvinām -
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jīvin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jīvin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- śreṣṭha*u -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uktaḥ -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]