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).

यथा ह्य् अगारं सुच्छन्नं प्रविश्य तमसा स्फुटम् ।
विद्यमानानि रूपाणि चक्षुष्मान् हि न पश्यति ॥ ३ ॥

yathā hy agāraṃ succhannaṃ praviśya tamasā sphuṭam |
vidyamānāni rūpāṇi cakṣuṣmān hi na paśyati || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 22.3 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 (22.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Agara, Sut, Shanna, Pravishya, Tamas, Tamasa, Sphutam, Sphuta, Vidyamana, Rupa, Cakshushmat, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 22.3). 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: “yathā hy agāraṃ succhannaṃ praviśya tamasā sphuṭam
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ag
  • agāram -
  • agāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • succh -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śannam -
  • śanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]
    śad -> śanna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]
  • praviśya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tamasā -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tamasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphuṭam -
  • sphuṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sphuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphuṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vidyamānāni rūpāṇi cakṣuṣmān hi na paśyati
  • vidyamānāni -
  • vidyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 7 verb]
  • rūpāṇi -
  • rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cakṣuṣmān -
  • cakṣuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
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