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).

सर्वथा वै सुखं शेते ब्राह्मणः परिनिर्वृतः ।
यो न लिप्यते कामेभिर् विप्रमुक्तो निरास्रवः ॥ २८ ॥

sarvathā vai sukhaṃ śete brāhmaṇaḥ parinirvṛtaḥ |
yo na lipyate kāmebhir vipramukto nirāsravaḥ || 28 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.28 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 (30.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvatha, Sukham, Sukha, Brahmana, Parinirvrita, Yah, Kame, Kama, Kami, Vipramukta, Nirasrava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.28). 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: “sarvathā vai sukhaṃ śete brāhmaṇaḥ parinirvṛtaḥ
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śete -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • brāhmaṇaḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parinirvṛtaḥ -
  • parinirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yo na lipyate kāmebhir vipramukto nirāsravaḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lipyate -
  • lip (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    lip (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
  • kāme -
  • kāme (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vipramukto* -
  • vipramukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirāsravaḥ -
  • nirāsrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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