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).

अयं हि प्रत्यूहशतानि जित्वा मात्सर्यं आक्रम्य च शत्रु भूतम् ।
शुराद्द् हि तं शूरतरं वदामि ददाति यो दानम् असक्तचित्तः ॥ १० ॥

ayaṃ hi pratyūhaśatāni jitvā mātsaryaṃ ākramya ca śatru bhūtam |
śurādd hi taṃ śūrataraṃ vadāmi dadāti yo dānam asaktacittaḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.10 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 (30.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Pratyuha, Shata, Jitvan, Matsarya, Akramya, Bhuta, Shuratara, Yah, Dana, Asakta, Citta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.10). 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: “ayaṃ hi pratyūhaśatāni jitvā mātsaryaṃ ākramya ca śatru bhūtam
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pratyūha -
  • pratyūha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jitvā -
  • ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    jitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mātsaryam -
  • mātsarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ākramya -
  • ākramya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākramya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “śurādd hi taṃ śūrataraṃ vadāmi dadāti yo dānam asaktacittaḥ
  • Cannot analyse śurādd*hi
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śūrataram -
  • śūratara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūratara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūratarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadāmi -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asakta -
  • asakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittaḥ -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
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