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).

यस् त्व् अल्पजीवी लघुर् आत्मकामो यतेन्द्रियः सर्वगतिः प्रमुक्तः ।
अनोकसारी ह्य् अममो निराशः कामं जहश् चैकचरः स भिक्षुः ॥ ५ ॥

yas tv alpajīvī laghur ātmakāmo yatendriyaḥ sarvagatiḥ pramuktaḥ |
anokasārī hy amamo nirāśaḥ kāmaṃ jahaś caikacaraḥ sa bhikṣuḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Verse 32.5 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 (32.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alpa, Jivi, Jivin, Laghu, Atmakama, Yatendriya, Sarvagati, Pramukta, Ano, Anu, Kasa, Ari, Amama, Nirasha, Kamam, Kama, Jaha, Ekacara, Bhikshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.5). 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: “yas tv alpajīvī laghur ātmakāmo yatendriyaḥ sarvagatiḥ pramuktaḥ
  • yas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*al
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvī -
  • jīvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jīvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • laghur -
  • laghu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmakāmo* -
  • ātmakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatendriyaḥ -
  • yatendriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvagatiḥ -
  • sarvagati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramuktaḥ -
  • pramukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “anokasārī hy amamo nirāśaḥ kāmaṃ jahaś caikacaraḥ sa bhikṣuḥ
  • ano -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kasā -
  • kasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kas (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arī -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse hy*am
  • amamo* -
  • amama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirāśaḥ -
  • nirāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmam -
  • kāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jahaś -
  • jaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekacaraḥ -
  • ekacara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhikṣuḥ -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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