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).

शुभं समाधिं मनसा निबन्धयेद् विवेकजं भावयित्वाप्रमाणम् ।
प्रदालयित्वा त्रिभिर् आलयांस् त्रीन् जहाति बन्धान् निपकः प्रतिस्मृतः ॥ १८ ॥

śubhaṃ samādhiṃ manasā nibandhayed vivekajaṃ bhāvayitvāpramāṇam |
pradālayitvā tribhir ālayāṃs trīn jahāti bandhān nipakaḥ pratismṛtaḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Verse 12.18 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 (12.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shubha, Shubh, Samadhi, Manasa, Vivekaja, Bhavayitva, Apramana, Tri, Alaya, Bandha, Nipaka, Prati, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.18). 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: “śubhaṃ samādhiṃ manasā nibandhayed vivekajaṃ bhāvayitvāpramāṇam
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samādhim -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bandhayed -
  • bandh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vivekajam -
  • vivekaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivekaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vivekajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāvayitvā -
  • bhū -> bhāvayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
    bhāvayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apramāṇam -
  • apramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pradālayitvā tribhir ālayāṃs trīn jahāti bandhān nipakaḥ pratismṛtaḥ
  • Cannot analyse pradālayitvā*tr
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ālayāṃs -
  • ālaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • trīn -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jahāti -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • bandhān -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative 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]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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