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).

अयसो हि मलः समुत्थितः स तद् उत्थाय तम् एव खादति ।
एवं ह्य् अनिशाम्यचारिणं स्वानि कर्माणि नयन्ति दुर्गतिम् ॥ १९ ॥

ayaso hi malaḥ samutthitaḥ sa tad utthāya tam eva khādati |
evaṃ hy aniśāmyacāriṇaṃ svāni karmāṇi nayanti durgatim || 19 ||

The English translation of Verse 9.19 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 (9.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayas, Mala, Samutthita, Tad, Tat, Utthaya, Uttha, Eva, Khadat, Evam, Anisha, Ari, Arin, Sva, Svani, Svanin, Svan, Karman, Nayanti, Nayat, Durgati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.19). 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: “ayaso hi malaḥ samutthitaḥ sa tad utthāya tam eva khādati
  • ayaso* -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • malaḥ -
  • mala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samutthitaḥ -
  • samutthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utthāya -
  • utthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khādati -
  • khād -> khādat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ hy aniśāmyacāriṇaṃ svāni karmāṇi nayanti durgatim
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse hy*an
  • aniśām -
  • aniśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • acā -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṇam -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • svāni -
  • svāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svānin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svānin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nayanti -
  • nayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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