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).

नैवान्तरीक् से न समुद्र मध्ये न पर्वतानां विवरं प्रविश्य ।
न विद्यतेऽसौ पृथिवी प्रदेशो यत्र स्थितं न प्रसहेत मृत्युः ॥ २५ ॥

naivāntarīk se na samudra madhye na parvatānāṃ vivaraṃ praviśya |
na vidyate'sau pṛthivī pradeśo yatra sthitaṃ na prasaheta mṛtyuḥ || 25 ||

The English translation of Verse 1.25 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 (1.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samudra, Madhye, Madhya, Parvata, Vivara, Pravishya, Asi, Asu, Adah, Prithivi, Pradesha, Yatra, Sthita, Prasah, Prasaha, Ita, Mrityu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “naivāntarīk se na samudra madhye na parvatānāṃ vivaraṃ praviśya
  • Cannot analyse naivāntarīk*se
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samudra -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parvatānām -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vivaram -
  • vivara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • praviśya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na vidyate'sau pṛthivī pradeśo yatra sthitaṃ na prasaheta mṛtyuḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate' -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pradeśo* -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasahe -
  • prasaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    prasaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prasah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    prasah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    prasahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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