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).

सुखं हि यस्येह न किंचनं स्यात् स्वाख्यातधर्मस्य बहुश्रुतस्य ।
सकिंचनं पश्य विहन्यमानं जनं जनेषु प्रतिबद्ध चित्तम् ॥ ३८ ॥

sukhaṃ hi yasyeha na kiṃcanaṃ syāt svākhyātadharmasya bahuśrutasya |
sakiṃcanaṃ paśya vihanyamānaṃ janaṃ janeṣu pratibaddha cittam || 38 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.38 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 (30.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukham, Sukha, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Iha, Kincana, Syat, Sya, Svakhyata, Dharma, Bahushruta, Pashya, Viha, Amana, Jana, Pratibaddha, Citta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.38). 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: “sukhaṃ hi yasyeha na kiṃcanaṃ syāt svākhyātadharmasya bahuśrutasya
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yasye -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [present passive first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiñcanam -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • svākhyāta -
  • svākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svākhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • bahuśrutasya -
  • bahuśruta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bahuśruta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sakiṃcanaṃ paśya vihanyamānaṃ janaṃ janeṣu pratibaddha cittam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kiñcanam -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • viha -
  • viha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • amānam -
  • amāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • janam -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • janeṣu -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pratibaddha -
  • pratibaddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratibaddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
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