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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 2.19
पर्वतोऽपि सुवर्णस्य समो हिमवता भवेत् ।
वित्तं तं नालम् एकस्यैतज् ज्ञात्वा समं चरेत् ॥ १९ ॥
parvato'pi suvarṇasya samo himavatā bhavet |
vittaṃ taṃ nālam ekasyaitaj jñātvā samaṃ caret || 19 ||
The English translation of Verse 2.19 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 (2.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Parvata, Parvat, Api, Suvarna, Sama, Himavata, Vitta, Tap, Nala, Samam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.19). 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: “parvato'pi suvarṇasya samo himavatā bhavet ”
- parvato' -
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parvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √parv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]√parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]√parv (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- suvarṇasya -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- samo* -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- himavatā* -
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himavatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]himavata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “vittaṃ taṃ nālam ekasyaitaj jñātvā samaṃ caret ”
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nālam -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse ekasyaitaj*jñ
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]