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).

Verse 21.16

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तथागतं बुद्धम् इह स्वयम्भुवं द्वौ वै वितर्कौ बहुलं समुदाचरेते ।
क्षेमस् तथैव प्रविवेकयुक्तस् तमो नुदं पारगतं महर्षिम् ॥ १६ ॥

tathāgataṃ buddham iha svayambhuvaṃ dvau vai vitarkau bahulaṃ samudācarete |
kṣemas tathaiva pravivekayuktas tamo nudaṃ pāragataṃ maharṣim || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 21.16 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 (21.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tathagata, Buddha, Iha, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva, Dva, Vitarka, Bahulam, Bahula, Samud, Samuda, Acara, Ita, Iti, Kshema, Tatha, Praviveka, Yukta, Tama, Tamas, Nud, Nuda, Paragata, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.16). 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: “tathāgataṃ buddham iha svayambhuvaṃ dvau vai vitarkau bahulaṃ samudācarete ”
tathāgatam -
tathāgata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tathāgata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tathāgatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
buddham -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

buddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svayambhuvam -
svayambhuva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svayambhuva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

svayambhuvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

svayambhū (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dvau -
dva (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
vitarkau -
vitarka (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bahulam -
bahulam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bahula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bahulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samudā -
samud (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

samud (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

samudā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acare -
acara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

acara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

acarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ite -
ita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

itā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

iti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “kṣemas tathaiva pravivekayuktas tamo nudaṃ pāragataṃ maharṣim ”
kṣemas -
kṣema (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
praviveka -
praviveka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuktas -
yukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
tamo* -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nudam -
nuda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nuda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nudā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

nud (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pāragatam -
pāragata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāragata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

pāragatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
maharṣim -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019