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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 21.13
तस्माद् इहात्मकामेन माहात्म्यम् अभिकाङ्क्षता ।
सद् धर्मो गुरु कर्तव्यः स्मरता बुद्धशासनम् ॥ १३ ॥
tasmād ihātmakāmena māhātmyam abhikāṅkṣatā |
sad dharmo guru kartavyaḥ smaratā buddhaśāsanam || 13 ||
The English translation of Verse 21.13 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 (21.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tasmat, Tad, Iha, Atmakama, Mahatmya, Abhi, Kankshat, Kankshata, Sat, Sad, Dharma, Guru, Kartavya, Smarata, Buddhashasana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “tasmād ihātmakāmena māhātmyam abhikāṅkṣatā ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātmakāmena -
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ātmakāma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ātmakāma (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- māhātmyam -
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māhātmya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kāṅkṣatā -
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kāṅkṣat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāṅkṣat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kāṅkṣatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “sad dharmo guru kartavyaḥ smaratā buddhaśāsanam ”
- sad -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dharmo* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]gurū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kartavyaḥ -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- smaratā* -
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smaratā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- buddhaśāsanam -
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buddhaśāsana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]buddhaśāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]