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).

भोजने चाप्य् अमात्रज्ञः कुसीदो हीनवीर्यवान् ।
तं वै प्रसहते रागो वातो वृक्षम् इवाबलम् ॥ १५ ॥

bhojane cāpy amātrajñaḥ kusīdo hīnavīryavān |
taṃ vai prasahate rāgo vāto vṛkṣam ivābalam || 15 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.15 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 (29.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhojana, Amatra, Ajna, Kusida, Hinavirya, Vat, Prasaha, Tad, Yushmad, Raga, Vatri, Vata, Vriksha, Iva, Abala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.15). 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: “bhojane cāpy amātrajñaḥ kusīdo hīnavīryavān
  • bhojane -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhojana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse cāpy*am
  • amātra -
  • amātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajñaḥ -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kusīdo* -
  • kusīda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hīnavīrya -
  • hīnavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīnavīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “taṃ vai prasahate rāgo vāto vṛkṣam ivābalam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • prasaha -
  • prasaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • rāgo* -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāto* -
  • vātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • vṛkṣam -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abalam -
  • abala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
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