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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 12.4
मार्गेष्व् अष्टाङ्गिकः श्रेष्ठश् चत्वार्य् आर्याणि सत्यतः ।
श्रेष्ठो विरागो धर्माणां चक्षुष्मान् द्विपदेषु च ॥ ४ ॥
mārgeṣv aṣṭāṅgikaḥ śreṣṭhaś catvāry āryāṇi satyataḥ |
śreṣṭho virāgo dharmāṇāṃ cakṣuṣmān dvipadeṣu ca || 4 ||
The English translation of Verse 12.4 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 (12.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashtangika, Arya, Satyatah, Shreshtha, Viraga, Dharma, Cakshushmat, Dvipada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “mārgeṣv aṣṭāṅgikaḥ śreṣṭhaś catvāry āryāṇi satyataḥ ”
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aṣṭāṅgika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śreṣṭhaś -
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ārya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ār (verb class 4)[imperative active first single]
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satyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “śreṣṭho virāgo dharmāṇāṃ cakṣuṣmān dvipadeṣu ca ”
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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virāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmāṇām -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dharmā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- cakṣuṣmān -
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cakṣuṣmat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvipadeṣu -
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dvipada (noun, masculine)[locative plural]dvipada (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]