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).

उद्धतं हि रजो वातैर् यथा वृष्टेन शाम्यति ।
एवं शाम्यन्ति संकल्पाः प्रज्ञया पश्यते यदा ॥ २ ॥

uddhataṃ hi rajo vātair yathā vṛṣṭena śāmyati |
evaṃ śāmyanti saṃkalpāḥ prajñayā paśyate yadā || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 12.2 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 (12.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uddhata, Raja, Rajas, Vata, Yatha, Vrishta, Shamyat, Evam, Eva, Shamyanti, Sankalpa, Prajna, Pashyat, Pashyata, Yada, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.2). 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: “uddhataṃ hi rajo vātair yathā vṛṣṭena śāmyati
  • uddhatam -
  • uddhata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddhata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddhatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rajo* -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vātair -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vṛṣṭena -
  • vṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vṛś class 4 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vṛś class 4 verb]
  • śāmyati -
  • śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ śāmyanti saṃkalpāḥ prajñayā paśyate yadā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śāmyanti -
  • śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam -> śāmyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • saṅkalpāḥ -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajñayā -
  • prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • paśyate -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    paśyata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
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