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).

Verse 13.13

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त्रैविद्यः स्यात् स चेद् भिक्षुर् मृत्यु हन्ता निरास्रवः ।
अल्पज्ञातम् इति ज्ञात्वा ह्य् अवजानन्त्य् अजानकाः ॥ १३ ॥

traividyaḥ syāt sa ced bhikṣur mṛtyu hantā nirāsravaḥ |
alpajñātam iti jñātvā hy avajānanty ajānakāḥ || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 13.13 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 (13.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Traividya, Syat, Sya, Ced, Bhikshu, Hanta, Nirasrava, Alpajna, Iti, Aja, Aka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.13). 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: “traividyaḥ syāt sa ced bhikṣur mṛtyu hantā nirāsravaḥ ”
traividyaḥ -
traividya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ced -
ced (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ced (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhikṣur -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛtyu -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
hantā* -
hantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

hanta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nirāsravaḥ -
nirāsrava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “alpajñātam iti jñātvā hy avajānanty ajānakāḥ ”
alpajñāt -
alpajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

alpajña (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
jñātvā -
√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jñā]

√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jñā]
Cannot analyse hy*av
Cannot analyse avajānanty*aj
ajān -
aja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
akā -
aka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ak (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019