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).

सुखकामानि भूतानि यो दण्डेन न हिंसति ।
आत्मनः सुखम् एषाणः स प्रेत्य लभते सुखम् ॥ ४ ॥

sukhakāmāni bhūtāni yo daṇḍena na hiṃsati |
ātmanaḥ sukham eṣāṇaḥ sa pretya labhate sukham || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.4 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 (30.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukha, Kama, Bhuta, Bhutani, Yah, Danda, Himsat, Himsati, Atman, Sukham, Eshana, Pretya, Labhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.4). 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: “sukhakāmāni bhūtāni yo daṇḍena na hiṃsati
  • sukha -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāmāni -
  • kāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍena -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hiṃsati -
  • hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hiṃsat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    hiṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    hiṃs (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “ātmanaḥ sukham eṣāṇaḥ sa pretya labhate sukham
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eṣāṇaḥ -
  • eṣāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pretya -
  • pretya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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