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).

मात्रा सुखपरित्यागाद् यः पश्येद् विपुलं सुखम् ।
त्यजेन् मात्रा सुखं धीरः सम्पश्यन् विपुलं सुखम् ॥ ३० ॥

mātrā sukhaparityāgād yaḥ paśyed vipulaṃ sukham |
tyajen mātrā sukhaṃ dhīraḥ sampaśyan vipulaṃ sukham || 30 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.30 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 (30.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matri, Matra, Sukha, Parityaga, Yah, Vipula, Sukham, Dhira, Sampa, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “mātrā sukhaparityāgād yaḥ paśyed vipulaṃ sukham
  • mātrā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sukha -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parityāgād -
  • parityāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyed -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • vipulam -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipulā (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]
  • Line 2: “tyajen mātrā sukhaṃ dhīraḥ sampaśyan vipulaṃ sukham
  • tyajen -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • mātrā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhīraḥ -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sampa -
  • sampa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyan -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • vipulam -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipulā (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]
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