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).

न हि वैरेण वैराणि शाम्यन्तीह कदाचन ।
क्षान्त्या वैराणि शाम्यन्ति एष धर्मः सनातनः ॥ ११ ॥

na hi vaireṇa vairāṇi śāmyantīha kadācana |
kṣāntyā vairāṇi śāmyanti eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 14.11 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 (14.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaira, Shamyat, Shamyanti, Iha, Kada, Cana, Kshanti, Esha, Dharma, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 14.11). 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: “na hi vaireṇa vairāṇi śāmyantīha kadācana
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaireṇa -
  • vaira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vaira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vairāṇi -
  • vaira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śāmyantī -
  • śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam -> śāmyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “kṣāntyā vairāṇi śāmyanti eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
  • kṣāntyā* -
  • kṣānti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣāntī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vairāṇi -
  • vaira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanātanaḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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