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).

आर्याणां दर्शनः कामः सद् धर्मश्रवणे रतः ।
विनीतमात्सर्यमलः स वै श्राद्धो निरुच्यते ॥ १० ॥

āryāṇāṃ darśanaḥ kāmaḥ sad dharmaśravaṇe rataḥ |
vinītamātsaryamalaḥ sa vai śrāddho nirucyate || 10 ||

The English translation of Verse 10.10 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 (10.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arya, Darshana, Kama, Sat, Sad, Dharmashravana, Rata, Vinita, Sarya, Alas, Shraddha, Nih, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.10). 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: “āryāṇāṃ darśanaḥ kāmaḥ sad dharmaśravaṇe rataḥ
  • āryāṇām -
  • ārya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ārya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    āryā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • darśanaḥ -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmaḥ -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sad -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmaśravaṇe -
  • dharmaśravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rataḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “vinītamātsaryamalaḥ sa vai śrāddho nirucyate
  • vinītam -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • saryam -
  • sarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alaḥ -
  • alas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • śrāddho* -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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