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).

न मुण्डभावात् श्रमणो ह्य् अवृतस् त्व् अनृतं वदन् ।
इच्छा लोभसमापन्नः श्रमणः किं भविष्यति ॥ १३ ॥

na muṇḍabhāvāt śramaṇo hy avṛtas tv anṛtaṃ vadan |
icchā lobhasamāpannaḥ śramaṇaḥ kiṃ bhaviṣyati || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 11.13 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 (11.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Munda, Bhava, Anrita, Vadat, Iccha, Lobha, Samapanna, Shramana, Kim, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.13). 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: “na muṇḍabhāvāt śramaṇo hy avṛtas tv anṛtaṃ vadan
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muṇḍa -
  • muṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāvāt -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śramaṇo* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*av
  • avṛtas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*an
  • anṛtam -
  • anṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadan -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “icchā lobhasamāpannaḥ śramaṇaḥ kiṃ bhaviṣyati
  • icchā* -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lobha -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāpannaḥ -
  • samāpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śramaṇaḥ -
  • śramaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
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