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 24.11

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यच् च वर्षशतं जीवेद् अपश्यन्न् अरजः पदम् ।
एकाहं जीवितं श्रेयः पश्यतो ह्य् अरजः पदम् ॥ ११ ॥

yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann arajaḥ padam |
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy arajaḥ padam || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 24.11 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 (24.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Varshashata, Apashyat, Apashyan, Araja, Arajas, Pada, Ekaha, Jivita, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.11). 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: “yac ca varṣaśataṃ jīved apaśyann arajaḥ padam ”
yac -
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]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṣaśatam -
varṣaśata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jīved -
√jīv (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
apaśyann -
apaśyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

apaśyan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
arajaḥ -
arajas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arajas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

araja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√raj (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]

√rañj (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ śreyaḥ paśyato hy arajaḥ padam ”
ekāham -
ekāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ekāhan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
śreyaḥ -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
paśyato* -
Cannot analyse hy*ar
arajaḥ -
arajas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arajas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

araja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√raj (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]

√rañj (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019