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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 18.5
उच्छिन्द्धि हि स्नेहं आत्मनः पद्मं शारदकं यथोदकात् ।
शान्ति मार्गम् एव बृंहयेन् निर्वाणं सुगतेन देशितम् ॥ ५ ॥
ucchinddhi hi snehaṃ ātmanaḥ padmaṃ śāradakaṃ yathodakāt |
śānti mārgam eva bṛṃhayen nirvāṇaṃ sugatena deśitam || 5 ||
The English translation of Verse 18.5 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 (18.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sneha, Atman, Padma, Sharadaka, Yatha, Udaka, Shanti, Marga, Eva, Nirvana, Sugata, Deshita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ucchinddhi hi snehaṃ ātmanaḥ padmaṃ śāradakaṃ yathodakāt ”
- Cannot analyse ucchinddhi*hi
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sneham -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- padmam -
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padma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]padma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]padmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śāradakam -
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śāradaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yatho -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udakāt -
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udaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “śānti mārgam eva bṛṃhayen nirvāṇaṃ sugatena deśitam ”
- śānti -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śānti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śāntī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śāntī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mārgam -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mārgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bṛṃhayen -
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√bṛṃh (verb class 10)[optative active third single]√bṛh (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√bṛh (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- nirvāṇam -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sugatena -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sugata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- deśitam -
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deśita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deśita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]deśitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√diś -> deśita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √diś]√diś -> deśita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √diś]√diś -> deśitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √diś]√diś -> deśita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √diś]√diś -> deśita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √diś], [accusative single from √diś]