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).

क इमां पृथिवीं विजेष्यते यमलोकं च तथा सदेवकम् ।
को धर्मपदं सुदेशितं कुशलः पुष्पम् इव प्रचेष्यते ॥ १ ॥

ka imāṃ pṛthivīṃ vijeṣyate yamalokaṃ ca tathā sadevakam |
ko dharmapadaṃ sudeśitaṃ kuśalaḥ puṣpam iva praceṣyate || 1 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.1 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 (18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Iyam, Idam, Prithivi, Vij, Vija, Ishyat, Yamaloka, Tatha, Sadevaka, Dharmapada, Suda, Ishita, Kushala, Pushpa, Iva, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.1). 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: “ka imāṃ pṛthivīṃ vijeṣyate yamalokaṃ ca tathā sadevakam
  • ka*i -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vije -
  • vija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vij (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • yamalokam -
  • yamaloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadevakam -
  • sadevaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadevaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadevakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ko dharmapadaṃ sudeśitaṃ kuśalaḥ puṣpam iva praceṣyate
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmapadam -
  • dharmapada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmapada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sude -
  • suda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    suda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sudā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    sudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśitam -
  • īśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īś -> īśita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īś class 2 verb], [accusative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • kuśalaḥ -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ceṣyate -
  • ci (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    ci (verb class 3)
    [future middle third single]
    ci (verb class 5)
    [future middle third single]
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