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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).
Verse 1.18
अतियान्ति ह्य् अहो रात्रा जीवितं च उपरुध्यते ।
आयुः क्षीयति मर्त्यानां कुनदीषु यथोदकम् ॥ १८ ॥
atiyānti hy aho rātrā jīvitaṃ ca uparudhyate |
āyuḥ kṣīyati martyānāṃ kunadīṣu yathodakam || 18 ||
The English translation of Verse 1.18 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 (1.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ati, Yantin, Yanti, Ahan, Ratra, Jivita, Uparudhya, Tad, Yushmad, Ayu, Ayus, Kshi, Iyat, Martya, Kunadi, Yatha, Udaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.18). 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: “atiyānti hy aho rātrā jīvitaṃ ca uparudhyate ”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yānti -
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yāntin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāntin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yāntī (noun, masculine)[adverb]yāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]yāntī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse hy*ah
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- rātrā* -
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rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uparudhya -
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uparudhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “āyuḥ kṣīyati martyānāṃ kunadīṣu yathodakam ”
- āyuḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṣī -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyati -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- martyānām -
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martya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]martya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]martyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kunadīṣu -
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kunadī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- yatho -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udakam -
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udaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]