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).

अप्रमादरतो भिक्षुः प्रमादे भयदर्शकः ।
दुर्गाद् उद्धरते त्मानं पङ्क सन्न इव कुञ्जरः ॥ २७ ॥

apramādarato bhikṣuḥ pramāde bhayadarśakaḥ |
durgād uddharate tmānaṃ paṅka sanna iva kuñjaraḥ || 27 ||

The English translation of Verse 4.27 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 (4.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apramada, Rata, Bhikshu, Pramada, Pramadi, Bhayada, Risha, Kah, Durga, Uddhara, Tad, Yushmad, Tman, Panka, Sanna, Iva, Kunjara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.27). 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: “apramādarato bhikṣuḥ pramāde bhayadarśakaḥ
  • apramāda -
  • apramāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apramāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rato* -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • bhikṣuḥ -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramāde -
  • pramāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pramādi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pramādi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhayadar -
  • bhayada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhayada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhayadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛśa -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “durgād uddharate tmānaṃ paṅka sanna iva kuñjaraḥ
  • durgād -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • uddhara -
  • uddhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tmānam -
  • tman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • paṅka -
  • paṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sanna* -
  • sanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sad -> sanna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sad class 6 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kuñjaraḥ -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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