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).

स चेद् भवति त्रैविद्यो मृत्यु हायी निरास्रवः ।
ज्ञात्वाल्पज्ञात इति तम् अवजानन्त्य् अजानकाः ॥ १३ ॥

sa ced bhavati traividyo mṛtyu hāyī nirāsravaḥ |
jñātvālpajñāta iti tam 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.

Ced, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Traividya, Hayin, 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: “sa ced bhavati traividyo mṛtyu hāyī nirāsravaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • traividyo* -
  • traividya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtyu -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hāyī -
  • hāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirāsravaḥ -
  • nirāsrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jñātvālpajñāta iti tam avajānanty ajānakāḥ
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • alpajñāt -
  • alpajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    alpajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • a* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
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