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).

यन् नन्दते स हि भवो दुह्खस्य स बिभेति च ।
उष्यते भवहानाय ब्रह्मचर्यं ममान्तिके ॥ ३५ ॥

yan nandate sa hi bhavo duhkhasya sa bibheti ca |
uṣyate bhavahānāya brahmacaryaṃ mamāntike || 35 ||

The English translation of Verse 32.35 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 (32.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Nandat, Bhava, Hana, Brahmacarya, Mama, Tika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.35). 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: “yan nandate sa hi bhavo duhkhasya sa bibheti ca
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nandate -
  • nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √nand class 1 verb]
    nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √nand class 1 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhavo* -
  • Cannot analyse duhkhasya*sa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bibheti -
  • bhī (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “uṣyate bhavahānāya brahmacaryaṃ mamāntike
  • uṣyate -
  • uṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    uṣ (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hānāya -
  • hāna (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hāna (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    -> hāna (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ class 1 verb], [dative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ class 1 verb], [dative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • brahmacaryam -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mamān -
  • mamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tike -
  • tika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
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