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 3.11

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तृष्णां समूलं खनतोशीरार्थी इव बीरणाम् ।
तृष्णायाः खात मूलाया नास्ति शोकः कुतो भयम् ॥ ११ ॥

tṛṣṇāṃ samūlaṃ khanatośīrārthī iva bīraṇām |
tṛṣṇāyāḥ khāta mūlāyā nāsti śokaḥ kuto bhayam || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 3.11 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 (3.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trishna, Samulam, Samula, Khanat, Ushira, Arthin, Arthi, Iva, Khata, Mula, Nasti, Shoka, Kutah, Kuta, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.11). 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: “tṛṣṇāṃ samūlaṃ khanatośīrārthī iva bīraṇām ”
tṛṣṇām -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
samūlam -
samūlam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samūla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

samūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
khanato -
√khan -> khanat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √khan class 1 verb]

√khan -> khanat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √khan class 1 verb]

√khan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
uśīrā -
uśīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uśīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arthī -
arthin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

arthin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

arthī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

arthī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

arthī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse bīraṇām
Line 2: “tṛṣṇāyāḥ khāta mūlāyā nāsti śokaḥ kuto bhayam ”
tṛṣṇāyāḥ -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
khāta -
khāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

khāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√khan -> khāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]

√khan -> khāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
mūlāyā* -
mūlā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śokaḥ -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kuto* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhayam -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019