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).

फलं वै कदलिं हन्ति फलं वेणुं फलं नडम् ।
सत्कारः कापुरुषं हन्ति स्वगर्भोऽश्वतरीं यथा ॥ १ ॥

phalaṃ vai kadaliṃ hanti phalaṃ veṇuṃ phalaṃ naḍam |
satkāraḥ kāpuruṣaṃ hanti svagarbho'śvatarīṃ yathā || 1 ||

The English translation of Verse 13.1 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 (13.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Phala, Kadali, Venu, Nada, Satkara, Kapurusha, Svagarbha, Ashvatari, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.1). 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: “phalaṃ vai kadaliṃ hanti phalaṃ veṇuṃ phalaṃ naḍam
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kadalim -
  • kadali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kadali (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • veṇum -
  • veṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naḍam -
  • naḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “satkāraḥ kāpuruṣaṃ hanti svagarbho'śvatarīṃ yathā
  • satkāraḥ -
  • satkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāpuruṣam -
  • kāpuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāpuruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāpuruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • svagarbho' -
  • svagarbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvatarīm -
  • aśvatarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
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