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).

किम् अनेन शरीरेण स्रवता पूतिना सदा ।
नित्यं रोगाभिभूतेन जरा मरण भीरुणा ॥ ३६ ॥

kim anena śarīreṇa sravatā pūtinā sadā |
nityaṃ rogābhibhūtena jarā maraṇa bhīruṇā || 36 ||

The English translation of Verse 1.36 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 (1.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Ana, Anena, Idam, Sharira, Sravat, Sravata, Puti, Sada, Sad, Nityam, Nitya, Roga, Abhibhuta, Jara, Jaras, Marana, Bhiru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.36). 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: “kim anena śarīreṇa sravatā pūtinā sadā
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śarīreṇa -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sravatā -
  • sravat (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sravat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sravat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sravatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sru -> sravat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sru class 1 verb]
    sru -> sravat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sru class 1 verb]
  • pūtinā -
  • pūti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūti (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nityaṃ rogābhibhūtena jarā maraṇa bhīruṇā
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rogā -
  • roga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhibhūtena -
  • abhibhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    abhibhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jarā* -
  • jara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jaras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maraṇa -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīruṇā -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhīrū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
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