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).

चित्तनिमित्तस्य कोविदः प्रविवेकस्य रसं प्रजानकः ।
ध्यायी निपकः प्रतिस्मृतो वेत्ति प्रीति सुखं निरामिषम् ॥ ५१ ॥

cittanimittasya kovidaḥ pravivekasya rasaṃ prajānakaḥ |
dhyāyī nipakaḥ pratismṛto vetti prīti sukhaṃ nirāmiṣam || 51 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.51 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 (31.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citta, Nimitta, Kovida, Praviveka, Rasa, Praja, Dhyayin, Dhyayi, Nipaka, Prati, Smrita, Priti, Sukham, Sukha, Niramisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.51). 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: “cittanimittasya kovidaḥ pravivekasya rasaṃ prajānakaḥ
  • citta -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • nimittasya -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kovidaḥ -
  • kovida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravivekasya -
  • praviveka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • rasam -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prajān -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • akaḥ -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single], [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
  • Line 2: “dhyāyī nipakaḥ pratismṛto vetti prīti sukhaṃ nirāmiṣam
  • dhyāyī -
  • dhyāyī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhyāyī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhyāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nipakaḥ -
  • nipaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛto* -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • prīti -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prītī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    prītī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    prītī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nirāmiṣam -
  • nirāmiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirāmiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirāmiṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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