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).

यथा ह्य् अगारं दुच्छन्नं वृष्टिः समतिभिन्दति ।
एवं ह्य् अभावितं चित्तं तृष्णा समतिभिन्दति ॥ १६ ॥

yathā hy agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ samatibhindati |
evaṃ hy abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ tṛṣṇā samatibhindati || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.16 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 (31.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Agara, Dut, Shanna, Vrishti, Evam, Eva, Abhavita, Citta, Trishna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.16). 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: “yathā hy agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ samatibhindati
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ag
  • agāram -
  • agāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ducch -
  • dut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śannam -
  • śanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]
    śad -> śanna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]
  • vṛṣṭiḥ -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse samatibhindati
  • Line 2: “evaṃ hy abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ tṛṣṇā samatibhindati
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ab
  • abhāvitam -
  • abhāvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhāvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • tṛṣṇā -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse samatibhindati
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