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).

रतिम् अनुसृतम् इन्द्रियानुगं पुरुषं चित्तवशानुवर्तकम् ।
यश इह हि जहाति सर्वदा द्रुमम् इव शीर्णफलं यथाण्डजः ॥ ३० ॥

ratim anusṛtam indriyānugaṃ puruṣaṃ cittavaśānuvartakam |
yaśa iha hi jahāti sarvadā drumam iva śīrṇaphalaṃ yathāṇḍajaḥ || 30 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.30 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 (31.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rati, Anusrita, Indriya, Uksh, Purusha, Citta, Vasha, Rita, Kah, Yasha, Yashas, Iha, Sarvada, Druma, Iva, Shirna, Phala, Yatha, Andaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.30). 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: “ratim anusṛtam indriyānugaṃ puruṣaṃ cittavaśānuvartakam
  • ratim -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anusṛtam -
  • anusṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anusṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anusṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • indriyān -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • citta -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vaśān -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uvar -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yaśa iha hi jahāti sarvadā drumam iva śīrṇaphalaṃ yathāṇḍajaḥ
  • yaśa* -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jahāti -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • sarvadā* -
  • sarvada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • drumam -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    drumā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śīrṇa -
  • śīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
    śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṇḍajaḥ -
  • aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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