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).

वीत श्रद्धं न सेवेत ह्रदं यद्वद्द् हि निर्जलम् ।
स चेत् खनेल् लभेत् तत्र वारि कर्दमगन्धिकम् ॥ १४ ॥

vīta śraddhaṃ na seveta hradaṃ yadvadd hi nirjalam |
sa cet khanel labhet tatra vāri kardamagandhikam || 14 ||

The English translation of Verse 10.14 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 (10.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vita, Shraddha, Hrada, Nirjala, Tatra, Var, Vari, Kardama, Gandhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.14). 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: “vīta śraddhaṃ na seveta hradaṃ yadvadd hi nirjalam
  • vīta -
  • vīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • śraddham -
  • śraddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śraddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • seveta -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • hradam -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse yadvadd*hi
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nirjalam -
  • nirjala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirjala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirjalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sa cet khanel labhet tatra vāri kardamagandhikam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse cet*kh
  • khanel -
  • khan (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • labhet -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kardama -
  • kardama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kardama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandhikam -
  • gandhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gandhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gandhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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