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).

क्षेत्राणि तृणदोषाणि लोभदोषा त्व् इयं प्रजा ।
तस्माद् विगतलोभेभ्यो दत्तं भवति महाफलम् ॥ २० ॥

kṣetrāṇi tṛṇadoṣāṇi lobhadoṣā tv iyaṃ prajā |
tasmād vigatalobhebhyo dattaṃ bhavati mahāphalam || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 16.20 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 (16.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshetra, Trina, Doshan, Lobha, Dosha, Dos, Iyam, Idam, Praja, Tasmat, Tad, Vigata, Datta, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Mahaphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.20). 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: “kṣetrāṇi tṛṇadoṣāṇi lobhadoṣā tv iyaṃ prajā
  • kṣetrāṇi -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tṛṇa -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣāṇi -
  • doṣan (noun, neuter)
    [accusative plural]
  • lobha -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣā -
  • doṣā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse tv*iy
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajā -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmād vigatalobhebhyo dattaṃ bhavati mahāphalam
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • vigata -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lobhebhyo* -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • mahāphalam -
  • mahāphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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