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).

पुष्पाण्य् एव प्रचिन्वन्तं व्यासक्तमनसं नरम् ।
अनुत्पन्नेषु भोगेषु त्व् अन्तकः कुरुते वशम् ॥ १६ ॥

puṣpāṇy eva pracinvantaṃ vyāsaktamanasaṃ naram |
anutpanneṣu bhogeṣu tv antakaḥ kurute vaśam || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.16 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 (18.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eva, Pracinvat, Vyasakta, Anasa, Nara, Anutpanna, Bhoga, Antaka, Kuruta, Vasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.16). 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: “puṣpāṇy eva pracinvantaṃ vyāsaktamanasaṃ naram
  • Cannot analyse puṣpāṇy*ev
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pracinvantam -
  • pracinvat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vyāsaktam -
  • vyāsakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāsakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyāsaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anasam -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    anasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • naram -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “anutpanneṣu bhogeṣu tv antakaḥ kurute vaśam
  • anutpanneṣu -
  • anutpanna (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    anutpanna (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhogeṣu -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse tv*an
  • antakaḥ -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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