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).

तगराच् चन्दनाच् चापि वार्षिकायास् तथोत्पलात् ।
एतेभ्यो गन्धजातेभ्यः शीलगन्धस् त्व् अनुत्तरः ॥ १७ ॥

tagarāc candanāc cāpi vārṣikāyās tathotpalāt |
etebhyo gandhajātebhyaḥ śīlagandhas tv anuttaraḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Verse 6.17 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 (6.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tagara, Candana, Capin, Capi, Varshika, Tatha, Utpala, Eta, Etad, Esha, Gandhajata, Shila, Anuttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.17). 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: “tagarāc candanāc cāpi vārṣikāyās tathotpalāt
  • tagarāc -
  • tagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • candanāc -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vārṣikāyās -
  • vārṣikā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tatho -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpalāt -
  • utpala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    utpala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “etebhyo gandhajātebhyaḥ śīlagandhas tv anuttaraḥ
  • etebhyo* -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • gandhajātebhyaḥ -
  • gandhajāta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • śīla -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gandhas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*an
  • anuttaraḥ -
  • anuttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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