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).

हेतु प्रभवं सदा हि दुह्खं तद् अपश्यन् स हि तेन तत्र बद्धः ।
तस्य तु समयाज् जहाति सङ्गं न हि बाह्या प्रजहन्ति तं महौघम् ॥ २४ ॥

hetu prabhavaṃ sadā hi duhkhaṃ tad apaśyan sa hi tena tatra baddhaḥ |
tasya tu samayāj jahāti saṅgaṃ na hi bāhyā prajahanti taṃ mahaugham || 24 ||

The English translation of Verse 16.24 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 (16.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prabhava, Sada, Tad, Tat, Apashyat, Apashyan, Tena, Tatra, Baddha, Sanga, Bahya, Praja, Tap, Mahaugha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.24). 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: “hetu prabhavaṃ sadā hi duhkhaṃ tad apaśyan sa hi tena tatra baddhaḥ
  • hetu -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prabhavam -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prabhavan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    prabhavan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse duhkham*ta
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apaśyan -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • baddhaḥ -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasya tu samayāj jahāti saṅgaṃ na hi bāhyā prajahanti taṃ mahaugham
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse samayāj*ja
  • jahāti -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • saṅgam -
  • saṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bāhyā -
  • bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • praja -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (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]
  • mahaugham -
  • mahaugha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahaugha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahaughā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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