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).

क्षान्तिः परमं तपस् तितीक्षा निर्वाणं परमं वदन्ति बुद्धाः ।
न हि प्रव्रजितः परोपतापी श्रमणो भवति परं विहेठयन् वै ॥ २ ॥

kṣāntiḥ paramaṃ tapas titīkṣā nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ vadanti buddhāḥ |
na hi pravrajitaḥ paropatāpī śramaṇo bhavati paraṃ viheṭhayan vai || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 26.2 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 (26.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanti, Paramam, Parama, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Titi, Iksha, Nirvana, Vadat, Vadanti, Buddha, Pravrajita, Para, Paru, Upatapin, Shramana, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Param, Vihetha, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.2). 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: “kṣāntiḥ paramaṃ tapas titīkṣā nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ vadanti buddhāḥ
  • kṣāntiḥ -
  • kṣānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • titī -
  • titi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    titi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    titi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īkṣā* -
  • īkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    īkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirvāṇam -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • buddhāḥ -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “na hi pravrajitaḥ paropatāpī śramaṇo bhavati paraṃ viheṭhayan vai
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pravrajitaḥ -
  • pravrajita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paro -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • upatāpī -
  • upatāpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śramaṇo* -
  • śramaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viheṭha -
  • viheṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
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