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).

अर्थेषु जातेषु सुखं सहायाः पुण्यं सुखं जीवितसंक्षयेषु ।
तुष्टिः सुखा या त्व् इतरेतरेण सर्वस्य दुह्खस्य सुखो निरोधः ॥ ३४ ॥

artheṣu jāteṣu sukhaṃ sahāyāḥ puṇyaṃ sukhaṃ jīvitasaṃkṣayeṣu |
tuṣṭiḥ sukhā yā tv itaretareṇa sarvasya duhkhasya sukho nirodhaḥ || 34 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.34 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 (30.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Jata, Sukham, Sukha, Saha, Sahaya, Punya, Jivita, Sankshaya, Tushti, Itaretara, Sarva, Nirodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.34). 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: “artheṣu jāteṣu sukhaṃ sahāyāḥ puṇyaṃ sukhaṃ jīvitasaṃkṣayeṣu
  • artheṣu -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • jāteṣu -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sahāyāḥ -
  • sahā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sahāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jīvita -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • saṅkṣayeṣu -
  • saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “tuṣṭiḥ sukhā tv itaretareṇa sarvasya duhkhasya sukho nirodhaḥ
  • tuṣṭiḥ -
  • tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukhā* -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse tv*it
  • itaretareṇa -
  • itaretara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    itaretara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvasya -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse duhkhasya*su
  • sukho* -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirodhaḥ -
  • nirodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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