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).

कुम्भोपमं कायम् इमं विदित्वा मरीचि धर्मं परिबुध्य चैव ।
छित्त्वेह मारस्य तु पुष्पकाणि त्व् अदर्शनं मृत्यु राजस्य गच्छेत् ॥ १७ ॥

kumbhopamaṃ kāyam imaṃ viditvā marīci dharmaṃ paribudhya caiva |
chittveha mārasya tu puṣpakāṇi tv adarśanaṃ mṛtyu rājasya gacchet || 17 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.17 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 (18.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kumbhopama, Kaya, Idam, Marici, Maricin, Dharma, Pari, Budhya, Iha, Mara, Pushpaka, Adarshana, Raja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.17). 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: “kumbhopamaṃ kāyam imaṃ viditvā marīci dharmaṃ paribudhya caiva
  • kumbhopamam -
  • kumbhopama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kumbhopama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāyam -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • viditvā -
  • vid -> viditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
  • marīci -
  • marīci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    marīcī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    marīcin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    marīcin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • budhya -
  • budhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budh -> budhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    budh -> budhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Line 2: “chittveha mārasya tu puṣpakāṇi tv adarśanaṃ mṛtyu rājasya gacchet
  • chittve -
  • chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
    chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mārasya -
  • māra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    māra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puṣpakāṇi -
  • puṣpaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse tv*ad
  • adarśanam -
  • adarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛtyu -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • rājasya -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • gacchet -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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