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 26.7

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क्षुधा परमरोगाणां संस्कारा दुह्खम् एव तु ।
एतज् ज्ञात्वा यथा भूतं निर्वाण परमो भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥

kṣudhā paramarogāṇāṃ saṃskārā duhkham eva tu |
etaj jñātvā yathā bhūtaṃ nirvāṇa paramo bhavet || 7 ||

The English translation of Verse 26.7 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 (26.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshudh, Kshudha, Parama, Roga, Eva, Yatha, Bhuta, Nirvana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.7). 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: “kṣudhā paramarogāṇāṃ saṃskārā duhkham eva tu ”
kṣudhā -
kṣudh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kṣudhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rogāṇām -
roga (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
saṃskārā* -
Cannot analyse duhkham*ev
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “etaj jñātvā yathā bhūtaṃ nirvāṇa paramo bhavet ”
Cannot analyse etaj*jñ
jñātvā -
√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jñā]

√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jñā]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūtam -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

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

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second dual]
nirvāṇa -
nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paramo* -
parama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019