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).

परिजीर्णम् इदं रूपं रोग नीडं प्रभङ्गुरम् ।
भेत्स्यते पूत्य् असंदेहं मरणान्तं हि जीवितम् ॥ ३४ ॥

parijīrṇam idaṃ rūpaṃ roga nīḍaṃ prabhaṅguram |
bhetsyate pūty asaṃdehaṃ maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitam || 34 ||

The English translation of Verse 1.34 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 (1.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parijirna, Idam, Rupa, Roga, Nida, Prabhangura, Asat, Deha, Marananta, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.34). 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: “parijīrṇam idaṃ rūpaṃ roga nīḍaṃ prabhaṅguram
  • parijīrṇam -
  • parijīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parijīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parijīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • roga -
  • roga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīḍam -
  • nīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prabhaṅguram -
  • prabhaṅgura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhaṅgura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhetsyate pūty asaṃdehaṃ maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitam
  • bhetsyate -
  • bhid (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    bhid (verb class 7)
    [future middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse pūty*as
  • asan -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • maraṇāntam -
  • maraṇānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maraṇānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maraṇāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jīvitam -
  • 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]
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