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).

गङ्गा गतं यद्वद् अपेतदोषं संस्यन्दते वारि तु सागरेण ।
तथैव मार्गः सुगतप्रदेशितः संस्यन्दतेयं ह्य् अमृतस्य प्राप्तये ॥ १५ ॥

gaṅgā gataṃ yadvad apetadoṣaṃ saṃsyandate vāri tu sāgareṇa |
tathaiva mārgaḥ sugatapradeśitaḥ saṃsyandateyaṃ hy amṛtasya prāptaye || 15 ||

The English translation of Verse 12.15 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 (12.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganga, Gata, Yadvat, Apeta, Dosha, Syandat, Var, Vari, Sagara, Tatha, Marga, Sugata, Pradeshita, Iyam, Idam, Amrita, Prapti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.15). 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: “gaṅgā gataṃ yadvad apetadoṣaṃ saṃsyandate vāri tu sāgareṇa
  • gaṅgā* -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yadvad -
  • yadvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apeta -
  • apeta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apeta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣam -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • syandate -
  • syand -> syandat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √syand class 1 verb]
    syand -> syandat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √syand class 1 verb]
    syand (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • 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]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sāgareṇa -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tathaiva mārgaḥ sugatapradeśitaḥ saṃsyandateyaṃ hy amṛtasya prāptaye
  • tathai -
  • 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]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mārgaḥ -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sugata -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradeśitaḥ -
  • pradeśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • syandate -
  • syand -> syandat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √syand class 1 verb], [dative single from √syand class 1 verb]
    syand -> syandat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √syand class 1 verb], [dative single from √syand class 1 verb]
    syand (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*am
  • amṛtasya -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prāptaye -
  • prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
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