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 13.9

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सुखं जीवितुम् इच्छेत् चेत् श्रामण्यार्थेष्व् अवेक्षवान् ।
अहिर् मूषकदुर्गं वा सेवेत शयनासनम् ॥ ९ ॥

sukhaṃ jīvitum icchet cet śrāmaṇyārtheṣv avekṣavān |
ahir mūṣakadurgaṃ vā seveta śayanāsanam || 9 ||

The English translation of Verse 13.9 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 (13.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukham, Sukha, Ava, Avi, Ikshu, Ahi, Mushaka, Durga, Shayanasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.9). 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: “sukhaṃ jīvitum icchet cet śrāmaṇyārtheṣv avekṣavān ”
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jīvitum -
√jīv -> jīvitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √jīv]
icchet -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]
Cannot analyse cet*śr
Cannot analyse śrāmaṇyārtheṣv*av
ave -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]

avi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

avi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

u (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
ikṣavā -
ikṣu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ān -
a (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “ahir mūṣakadurgaṃ vā seveta śayanāsanam ”
ahir -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mūṣaka -
mūṣaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
durgam -
durga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durga (noun, neuter)

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

durgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
seveta -
√sev (verb class 1)

[optative middle third single]
śayanāsanam -
śayanāsana (noun, neuter)

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

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019