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).

कुम्भोपमं कायम् इमं विदित्वा नगरोपमं चित्तम् अधिष्ठितं च ।
युध्येत मारं प्रज्ञा युद्धेन जितं च रक्षेद् अनिवेशनः स्यात् ॥ ३५ ॥

kumbhopamaṃ kāyam imaṃ viditvā nagaropamaṃ cittam adhiṣṭhitaṃ ca |
yudhyeta māraṃ prajñā yuddhena jitaṃ ca rakṣed aniveśanaḥ syāt || 35 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.35 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 (31.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kumbhopama, Kaya, Idam, Nagara, Upama, Citta, Adhishthita, Mara, Prajna, Yuddha, Jit, Jita, Aniveshana, Syat, Sya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.35). 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: “kumbhopamaṃ kāyam imaṃ viditvā nagaropamaṃ cittam adhiṣṭhitaṃ ca
  • kumbhopamam -
  • kumbhopama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kumbhopama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāyam -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • viditvā -
  • vid -> viditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
  • nagaro -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upamam -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • adhiṣṭhitam -
  • adhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yudhyeta māraṃ prajñā yuddhena jitaṃ ca rakṣed aniveśanaḥ syāt
  • yudhyeta -
  • yudh (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
  • māram -
  • māra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prajñā* -
  • prajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuddhena -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • jitam -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣed -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • aniveśanaḥ -
  • aniveśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
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