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).

दुर्लभः पुरुषो जात्यो नासौ सर्वत्र जायते ।
यत्रासौ जायते वीरस् तु कुलं सुखम् एधते ॥ २७ ॥

durlabhaḥ puruṣo jātyo nāsau sarvatra jāyate |
yatrāsau jāyate vīras tu kulaṃ sukham edhate || 27 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.27 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 (30.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durlabha, Purusha, Jati, Jatya, Nasi, Sarvatra, Jayat, Yatra, Asi, Asu, Adah, Vira, Kula, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.27). 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: “durlabhaḥ puruṣo jātyo nāsau sarvatra jāyate
  • durlabhaḥ -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātyo* -
  • jātī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsau -
  • nāsi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāsi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “yatrāsau jāyate vīras tu kulaṃ sukham edhate
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • vīras -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • edhate -
  • edh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
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