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).

अञ्जनीव नवा चित्रा पूतिकायो ह्य् अलंकृतः ।
अलं बालस्य मोहाय न तु पारगवेषिणाम् ॥ २५ ॥

añjanīva navā citrā pūtikāyo hy alaṃkṛtaḥ |
alaṃ bālasya mohāya na tu pāragaveṣiṇām || 25 ||

The English translation of Verse 27.25 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 (27.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anjani, Iva, Nava, Navan, Citra, Alankrita, Alam, Ala, Bala, Moha, Paraga, Veshin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 27.25). 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: “añjanīva navā citrā pūtikāyo hy alaṃkṛtaḥ
  • añjanī -
  • añjanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • navā -
  • navā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citrā -
  • citrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūtikāyo -
  • Cannot analyse hy*al
  • alaṅkṛtaḥ -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “alaṃ bālasya mohāya na tu pāragaveṣiṇām
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bālasya -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mohāya -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāraga -
  • pāraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāraga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veṣiṇām -
  • veṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    veṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
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