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).

जयं हि मन्यते बालो वचोभिः परुषैर् वदन् ।
नित्यम् इव जयस् तस्य योऽतिवाक्यं तितीक्षति ॥ १३ ॥

jayaṃ hi manyate bālo vacobhiḥ paruṣair vadan |
nityam iva jayas tasya yo'tivākyaṃ titīkṣati || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 20.13 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 (20.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaya, Bala, Vacas, Parusha, Vadat, Nityam, Nitya, Iva, Tad, Yah, Ati, Vakya, Titi, Kshatin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.13). 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: “jayaṃ hi manyate bālo vacobhiḥ paruṣair vadan
  • jayam -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • bālo* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vacobhiḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • paruṣair -
  • paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vadan -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “nityam iva jayas tasya yo'tivākyaṃ titīkṣati
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jayas -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • titī -
  • titi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    titi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣati -
  • kṣati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṣatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṣatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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