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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 23.4
आत्मा ह्य् अस्य जितः श्रेयान् यच् चेयम् इतराः प्रजाः ।
आत्मदान्तस्य पुरुषस्य नित्यं संवृतचारिणः ॥ ४ ॥
ātmā hy asya jitaḥ śreyān yac ceyam itarāḥ prajāḥ |
ātmadāntasya puruṣasya nityaṃ saṃvṛtacāriṇaḥ || 4 ||
The English translation of Verse 23.4 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 (23.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Idam, Jit, Jita, Shreyas, Shreya, Yat, Yad, Ceya, Itara, Praja, Prajas, Atmada, Anta, Purusha, Nityam, Nitya, Samvrita, Carin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ātmā hy asya jitaḥ śreyān yac ceyam itarāḥ prajāḥ ”
- ātmā* -
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- Cannot analyse hy*as
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- jitaḥ -
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jit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jit (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- śreyān -
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śreyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrī class 9 verb]
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ceyam -
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ceya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ceya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ceyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itarāḥ -
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itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ātmadāntasya puruṣasya nityaṃ saṃvṛtacāriṇaḥ ”
- ātmadā -
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ātmadā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ātmadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- antasya -
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anta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]anta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- puruṣasya -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṃvṛta -
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saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāriṇaḥ -
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cārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]