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).

आत्मानं च परं चैव महतो रक्षते भयात् ।
यः परं कुपितं ज्ञात्वा स्वयं तत्रोपशाम्यति ॥ १० ॥

ātmānaṃ ca paraṃ caiva mahato rakṣate bhayāt |
yaḥ paraṃ kupitaṃ jñātvā svayaṃ tatropaśāmyati || 10 ||

The English translation of Verse 20.10 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 (20.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atman, Param, Para, Mahat, Mahata, Rakshat, Bhayat, Bhaya, Yah, Kupita, Svayam, Tatra, Upa, Shamyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.10). 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: “ātmānaṃ ca paraṃ caiva mahato rakṣate bhayāt
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [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]
  • mahato* -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • rakṣate -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
  • bhayāt -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “yaḥ paraṃ kupitaṃ jñātvā svayaṃ tatropaśāmyati
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kupitam -
  • kupita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kupita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kupitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kup -> kupita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kup class 10 verb]
    kup -> kupita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kup class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kup class 10 verb]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tatro -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śāmyati -
  • śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
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