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 30.9

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दानं च युद्धं च समानं आहुर् नैते गुणाः कापुरुषेव सन्ति ।
संग्राम वेलेव हि दानवेला तुल्यं भवेत् कारण संग्रहेण ॥ ९ ॥

dānaṃ ca yuddhaṃ ca samānaṃ āhur naite guṇāḥ kāpuruṣeva santi |
saṃgrāma veleva hi dānavelā tulyaṃ bhavet kāraṇa saṃgraheṇa || 9 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.9 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 (30.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dana, Yuddha, Samanam, Samana, Nri, Guna, Kapurusha, Iva, Sat, Santi, Sangrama, Danava, Danu, Ila, Tulyam, Tulya, Karana, Sangraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.9). 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: “dānaṃ ca yuddhaṃ ca samānaṃ āhur naite guṇāḥ kāpuruṣeva santi ”
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuddham -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

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

yuddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samānam -
samānam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samāna (noun, neuter)

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

samānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āhur -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aite -
guṇāḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kāpuruṣe -
kāpuruṣa (noun, masculine)

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

kāpuruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kāpuruṣā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
santi -
santi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
Line 2: “saṃgrāma veleva hi dānavelā tulyaṃ bhavet kāraṇa saṃgraheṇa ”
saṅgrāma -
saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
veleva -
√vel (verb class 1)

[optative active first dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dānave -
dānava (noun, masculine)

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

dānava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dānu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dānu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
ilā -
ilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tulyam -
tulyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tulya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tulya (noun, neuter)

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

tulyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]

√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
kāraṇa -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅgraheṇa -
saṅgraha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

saṅgraha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019