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).

धिक् त्वाम् अस्तु जरे ग्राम्ये विरूप करणी ह्य् असि ।
तथा मनो रमं बिम्बं जरया ह्य् अभिमर्दितम् ॥ २९ ॥

dhik tvām astu jare grāmye virūpa karaṇī hy asi |
tathā mano ramaṃ bimbaṃ jarayā hy abhimarditam || 29 ||

The English translation of Verse 1.29 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 (1.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhik, Tva, Yushmad, Astu, Jara, Gramya, Virupa, Karani, Karanin, Asi, Tatha, Mana, Manas, Rama, Bimba, Abhimardin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.29). 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: “dhik tvām astu jare grāmye virūpa karaṇī hy asi
  • dhik -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • jare -
  • jara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    jṝ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • grāmye -
  • grāmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • virūpa -
  • virūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karaṇī -
  • karaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    karaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karaṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*as
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “tathā mano ramaṃ bimbaṃ jarayā hy abhimarditam
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ramam -
  • rama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bimbam -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jarayā -
  • jarā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ab
  • abhimardi -
  • abhimardin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhimardin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
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