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).

असन्तो लाभम् इच्छन्ति सत्कारं चैव भिक्षुषु ।
आवासेषु च मात्सर्यं पूजां परकुलेषु च ॥ ३ ॥

asanto lābham icchanti satkāraṃ caiva bhikṣuṣu |
āvāseṣu ca mātsaryaṃ pūjāṃ parakuleṣu ca || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 13.3 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 (13.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asat, Labha, Icchat, Icchanti, Satkara, Bhikshu, Avasa, Matsarya, Puja, Parakula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.3). 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: “asanto lābham icchanti satkāraṃ caiva bhikṣuṣu
  • asanto* -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lābham -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • satkāram -
  • satkāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhikṣuṣu -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “āvāseṣu ca mātsaryaṃ pūjāṃ parakuleṣu ca
  • āvāseṣu -
  • āvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mātsaryam -
  • mātsarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • parakuleṣu -
  • parakula (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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