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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).
Verse 31.8
स्पन्दनं चपलं चित्तं दुरक्ष्यं दुर्निवारणम् ।
ऋजुं करोति मेधावी इषु कार इव तेजसा ॥ ८ ॥
spandanaṃ capalaṃ cittaṃ durakṣyaṃ durnivāraṇam |
ṛjuṃ karoti medhāvī iṣu kāra iva tejasā || 8 ||
The English translation of Verse 31.8 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 (31.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Spandana, Capalam, Capala, Citta, Durakshi, Durnivara, Riju, Karoti, Medhavin, Medhavi, Kara, Iva, Tejas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “spandanaṃ capalaṃ cittaṃ durakṣyaṃ durnivāraṇam ”
- spandanam -
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spandana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]spandana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]spandanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- capalam -
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capalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]capala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]capala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]capalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cittam -
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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]
- durakṣya -
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durakṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- durnivāra -
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durnivāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durnivāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ṛjuṃ karoti medhāvī iṣu kāra iva tejasā ”
- ṛjum -
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ṛju (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- karoti -
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karoti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- medhāvī -
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medhāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]medhāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]medhāvī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]medhāvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]medhāvī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iṣu -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- kāra* -
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kāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tejasā -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]