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).

जीर्यन्ति वै राज रथाः सुचित्रा ह्य् अथो शरीरम् अपि जराम् उपैति ।
सतां तु धर्मो न जराम् उपैति सन्तो हि तं सत्सु निवेदयन्ति ॥ २८ ॥

jīryanti vai rāja rathāḥ sucitrā hy atho śarīram api jarām upaiti |
satāṃ tu dharmo na jarām upaiti santo hi taṃ satsu nivedayanti || 28 ||

The English translation of Verse 1.28 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 (1.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jiryat, Raja, Ratha, Atho, Sharira, Api, Jara, Upa, Sat, Dharma, Santa, Sad, Vedayat, Vedayanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.28). 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: “jīryanti vai rāja rathāḥ sucitrā hy atho śarīram api jarām upaiti
  • jīryanti -
  • jṝ -> jīryat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb]
    jṝ (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rathāḥ -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sucitrā* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*at
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jarām -
  • jarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “satāṃ tu dharmo na jarām upaiti santo hi taṃ satsu nivedayanti
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jarām -
  • jarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • santo* -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • satsu -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vedayanti -
  • vid -> vedayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vid]
    vid -> vedayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vid]
    vid -> vedayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid], [accusative plural from √vid]
    vid -> vedayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vid]
    vid -> vedayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid], [accusative plural from √vid]
    vid -> vedayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vid]
    vid (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
    vid (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
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