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).

आरभध्वं निष्क्रमध्वं युज्यध्वं बुद्धशासने ।
धुनिध्वं मृत्युनः सैन्यं नडागारम् इव कुञ्जरः ॥ ३७ ॥

ārabhadhvaṃ niṣkramadhvaṃ yujyadhvaṃ buddhaśāsane |
dhunidhvaṃ mṛtyunaḥ sainyaṃ naḍāgāram iva kuñjaraḥ || 37 ||

The English translation of Verse 4.37 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 (4.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ara, Bha, Dhu, Nishkrama, Buddhashasana, Dhuni, Mriti, Sainya, Nadagara, Iva, Kunjara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.37). 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: “ārabhadhvaṃ niṣkramadhvaṃ yujyadhvaṃ buddhaśāsane
  • āra -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • bha -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • niṣkrama -
  • niṣkrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yujyadhvam -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [imperative passive second plural]
  • buddhaśāsane -
  • buddhaśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    buddhaśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “dhunidhvaṃ mṛtyunaḥ sainyaṃ naḍāgāram iva kuñjaraḥ
  • dhuni -
  • dhuni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhuni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhuni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhunī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mṛtyu -
  • mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • unaḥ -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naḍāgāram -
  • naḍāgāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kuñjaraḥ -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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