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).

एतद् आदी नवं ज्ञात्वा सत्कारेषु महाभयम् ।
अल्पज्ञातो ह्य् अनुत्सुकः स्मृतो भिक्षुः परिव्रजेत् ॥ १६ ॥

etad ādī navaṃ jñātvā satkāreṣu mahābhayam |
alpajñāto hy anutsukaḥ smṛto bhikṣuḥ parivrajet || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 13.16 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 (13.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Adi, Adin, Nava, Satkara, Mahabhaya, Alpajna, Anutsuka, Smrita, Bhikshu, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.16). 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: “etad ādī navaṃ jñātvā satkāreṣu mahābhayam
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādī -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • navam -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    navā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • satkāreṣu -
  • satkāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • mahābhayam -
  • mahābhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “alpajñāto hy anutsukaḥ smṛto bhikṣuḥ parivrajet
  • alpajñāt -
  • alpajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    alpajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • o* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*an
  • anutsukaḥ -
  • anutsuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛto* -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • bhikṣuḥ -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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