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).

एषो हि मार्गो नास्त्य् अन्यो दर्शनस्य विशुद्धये ।
प्रतिपन्नकाः प्रहास्यन्ति ध्यायिनो मारबन्धनम् ॥ ११ ॥

eṣo hi mārgo nāsty anyo darśanasya viśuddhaye |
pratipannakāḥ prahāsyanti dhyāyino mārabandhanam || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 12.11 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 (12.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Ani, Darshana, Vishuddhi, Pratipannaka, Prahasin, Anti, Dhyayin, Dhyayi, Marabandhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.11). 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: “eṣo hi mārgo nāsty anyo darśanasya viśuddhaye
  • eṣo* -
  • eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mārgo* -
  • Cannot analyse nāsty*an
  • anyo* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • darśanasya -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • viśuddhaye -
  • viśuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “pratipannakāḥ prahāsyanti dhyāyino mārabandhanam
  • pratipannakāḥ -
  • pratipannaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prahāsya -
  • prahāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    prahāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dhyāyino* -
  • dhyāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhyāyin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhyāyī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mārabandhanam -
  • mārabandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārabandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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