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 17.3

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अचरित्वा ब्रह्मचर्यम् अलब्ध्वा यौवने धनम् ।
जीर्णक्रौञ्चैव ध्यायन्ताल्पमत्स्य इव पल्वले ॥ ३ ॥

acaritvā brahmacaryam alabdhvā yauvane dhanam |
jīrṇakrauñcaiva dhyāyantālpamatsya iva palvale || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 17.3 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 (17.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ritu, Brahmacarya, Yauvana, Dhana, Jirna, Kraunca, Dhyayam, Dhyayat, Talpa, Iva, Palvala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.3). 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: “acaritvā brahmacaryam alabdhvā yauvane dhanam ”
aca -
√ac (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√añc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ritvā* -
ritu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
brahmacaryam -
brahmacarya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
labdhvā -
√labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √labh]
yauvane -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
dhanam -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “jīrṇakrauñcaiva dhyāyantālpamatsya iva palvale ”
jīrṇa -
jīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
krauñcai -
krauñca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

krauñca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

krauñcā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
dhyāyan -
dhyāyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhyāyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
tālpam -
tālpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tālpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tālpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
atsya -
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
palvale -
palvala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019