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).

पृथग् विधावते चित्तं सूर्यस्येव हि रश्मयः ।
तत् पण्डितो वारयति ह्य् अङ्कुशेनैव कुञ्जरम् ॥ ३ ॥

pṛthag vidhāvate cittaṃ sūryasyeva hi raśmayaḥ |
tat paṇḍito vārayati hy aṅkuśenaiva kuñjaram || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 31.3 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 (31.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prithak, Vidh, Vidha, Vidhi, Vidhu, Citta, Surya, Iva, Rashmi, Tat, Tad, Pandita, Varayat, Varayati, Ankusha, Kunjara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.3). 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: “pṛthag vidhāvate cittaṃ sūryasyeva hi raśmayaḥ
  • pṛthag -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidhāva -
  • vidh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first dual]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ate -
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • sūryasye -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • raśmayaḥ -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “tat paṇḍito vārayati hy aṅkuśenaiva kuñjaram
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paṇḍito* -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • vārayati -
  • vārayati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vārayati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vārayati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛ -> vārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> vārayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vṛ]
    vṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*aṅ
  • aṅkuśenai -
  • aṅkuśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aṅkuśa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kuñjaram -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuñjarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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