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).

यथा फलानां पक्वानां नित्यं पतनतो भयम् ।
एवं जातस्य मर्त्यस्य नित्यं मरणतो भयम् ॥ ११ ॥

yathā phalānāṃ pakvānāṃ nityaṃ patanato bhayam |
evaṃ jātasya martyasya nityaṃ maraṇato bhayam || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 1.11 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 (1.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Phala, Pakva, Nityam, Nitya, Patana, Tas, Bhaya, Evam, Eva, Jata, Martya, Marana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.11). 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: “yathā phalānāṃ pakvānāṃ nityaṃ patanato bhayam
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • phalānām -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pakvānām -
  • pakva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pakva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pakvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √pac class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √pac class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac -> pakvā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √pac class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √pac class 4 verb]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • patana -
  • patana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ jātasya martyasya nityaṃ maraṇato bhayam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jātasya -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • martyasya -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maraṇa -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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