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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 18.3
वनं छिन्दत मा वृक्षं वनाद् वै जायते भयम् ।
छित्त्वा वनं समूलं तु निर्वणा भवत भिक्षवः ॥ ३ ॥
vanaṃ chindata mā vṛkṣaṃ vanād vai jāyate bhayam |
chittvā vanaṃ samūlaṃ tu nirvaṇā bhavata bhikṣavaḥ || 3 ||
The English translation of Verse 18.3 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 (18.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vana, Mas, Vriksha, Jayat, Bhaya, Samulam, Samula, Nirvana, Bhikshu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.3). 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: “vanaṃ chindata mā vṛkṣaṃ vanād vai jāyate bhayam ”
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse chindata*mā
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛkṣam -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vanād -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “chittvā vanaṃ samūlaṃ tu nirvaṇā bhavata bhikṣavaḥ ”
- chittvā -
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√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √chid]√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √chid]
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samūlam -
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samūlam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nirvaṇā* -
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nirvaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirvaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavata -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- bhikṣavaḥ -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]