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).

बालः पदसहस्रेण पदम् एकं न बुध्यते ।
पदेनैकेन मेधावी पदानां विन्दते शतम् ॥ २० ॥

bālaḥ padasahasreṇa padam ekaṃ na budhyate |
padenaikena medhāvī padānāṃ vindate śatam || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 25.20 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 (25.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Pada, Sahasra, Eka, Aika, Medhavin, Medhavi, Vindat, Vindati, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.20). 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: “bālaḥ padasahasreṇa padam ekaṃ na budhyate
  • bālaḥ -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pada -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sahasreṇa -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • budhyate -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “padenaikena medhāvī padānāṃ vindate śatam
  • padenai -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aikena -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • medhāvī -
  • medhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    medhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    medhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padānām -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vindate -
  • vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vindati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vindati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present middle third plural]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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