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 25.22

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यो जानीयाद् अहं बाल इति बालः स पण्डितः ।
बालः पण्डितमानी तु बाल एव निरुच्यते ॥ २२ ॥

yo jānīyād ahaṃ bāla iti bālaḥ sa paṇḍitaḥ |
bālaḥ paṇḍitamānī tu bāla eva nirucyate || 22 ||

The English translation of Verse 25.22 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 (25.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Aha, Asmad, Bala, Iti, Pandita, Panditamanin, Panditamani, Eva, Nih, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.22). 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: “yo jānīyād ahaṃ bāla iti bālaḥ sa paṇḍitaḥ ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jānīyād -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[optative active third single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
bāla* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bālaḥ -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paṇḍitaḥ -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
Line 2: “bālaḥ paṇḍitamānī tu bāla eva nirucyate ”
bālaḥ -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paṇḍitamānī -
paṇḍitamānī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

paṇḍitamānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

paṇḍitamānin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bāla* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019