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).

यच् चेहाश्वतरं दमयेद् आजन्यं वापि सैन्धवम् ।
कुञ्जरं वा महानागं आत्मदान्तस् ततो वरम् ॥ ७ ॥

yac cehāśvataraṃ damayed ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavam |
kuñjaraṃ vā mahānāgaṃ ātmadāntas tato varam || 7 ||

The English translation of Verse 19.7 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 (19.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Ashvatara, Ajani, Vapi, Vapin, Saindhava, Kunjara, Var, Mahanaga, Atmada, Anta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.7). 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: “yac cehāśvataraṃ damayed ājanyaṃ vāpi saindhavam
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cehā -
  • cah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aśvataram -
  • aśvatara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvatarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • damayed -
  • dam (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ājanya -
  • ājani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saindhavam -
  • saindhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saindhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kuñjaraṃ mahānāgaṃ ātmadāntas tato varam
  • kuñjaram -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuñjarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahānāgam -
  • mahānāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ātmadā -
  • ātmadā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ātmadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antas -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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