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).

कूर्मो यथाङ्गानि स्वके कपाले समादधीतात्मवितर्कितानि ।
अनिह्श्रितो ह्य् अन्यम् अहेठयानः परिनिर्वृतो नापवदेत कंचित् ॥ १ ॥

kūrmo yathāṅgāni svake kapāle samādadhītātmavitarkitāni |
anihśrito hy anyam aheṭhayānaḥ parinirvṛto nāpavadeta kaṃcit || 1 ||

The English translation of Verse 26.1 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 (26.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kurma, Yatha, Anga, Svaka, Kapala, Kapali, Sama, Adhita, Mavita, Ric, Ita, Anya, Ahe, Aha, Ahi, Tha, Yana, Parinirvrita, Nabh, Kah, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.1). 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: “kūrmo yathāṅgāni svake kapāle samādadhītātmavitarkitāni
  • kūrmo* -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṅgāni -
  • aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • svake -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kapāle -
  • kapāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kapāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kapāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kapālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samād -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • adhītāt -
  • adhīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adhīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mavitar -
  • mavita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mavita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mav (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • itāni -
  • ita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “anihśrito hy anyam aheṭhayānaḥ parinirvṛto nāpavadeta kaṃcit
  • Cannot analyse anihśrito*hy
  • Cannot analyse hy*an
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ahe -
  • ahe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṭha -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yānaḥ -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parinirvṛto* -
  • parinirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • avade -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kañ -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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