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).

हंसादित्यपथे यान्ति आकाशे जीवितेन्द्रियाः ।
निर्यान्ति धीरा लोकान् मारसैन्यं प्रमथ्य ते ॥ २ ॥

haṃsādityapathe yānti ākāśe jīvitendriyāḥ |
niryānti dhīrā lokān mārasainyaṃ pramathya te || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.2 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 (17.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hamsa, Iti, Itya, Apatha, Apathin, Yantin, Yanti, Akashe, Akasha, Jivitendriya, Nirya, Anti, Dhira, Loka, Mara, Sainya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.2). 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: “haṃsādityapathe yānti ākāśe jīvitendriyāḥ
  • haṃsād -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • apathe -
  • apatha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apatha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    apathin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ākāśe -
  • ākāśe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jīvitendriyāḥ -
  • jīvitendriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “niryānti dhīrā lokān mārasainyaṃ pramathya te
  • niryā -
  • niryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dhīrā* -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • māra -
  • māra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pramathya -
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
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