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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 1.20
पुत्रो मेऽस्ति धनं मेऽस्तीत्य् एवं बालो विहन्यते ।
आत्मैव ह्य् आत्मनो नास्ति कस्य पुत्रः कुतो धनम् ॥ २० ॥
putro me'sti dhanaṃ me'stīty evaṃ bālo vihanyate |
ātmaiva hy ātmano nāsti kasya putraḥ kuto dhanam || 20 ||
The English translation of Verse 1.20 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 (1.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Putra, Asmad, Asti, Dhana, Evam, Eva, Bala, Atman, Atma, Nasti, Kah, Kim, Kutah, Kuta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.20). 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: “putro me'sti dhanaṃ me'stīty evaṃ bālo vihanyate ”
- putro* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- me' -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse me'stīty*ev
- evam -
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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]
- bālo* -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hanyate -
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√han (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√han (verb class 2)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “ātmaiva hy ātmano nāsti kasya putraḥ kuto dhanam ”
- ātmai -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Cannot analyse hy*āt
- ātmano* -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- putraḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuto* -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]