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).

ऊर्ध्वं चाधः सर्वतो वीतरागो ह्य् अयम् अहम् अस्मीति च नानुपश्यन् ।
एवं विमुक्तो हि तरेद् इह ओघम् अतीर्ण पूर्वं ह्य् अपुनर् भवाय ॥ २८ ॥

ūrdhvaṃ cādhaḥ sarvato vītarāgo hy ayam aham asmīti ca nānupaśyan |
evaṃ vimukto hi tared iha ogham atīrṇa pūrvaṃ hy apunar bhavāya || 28 ||

The English translation of Verse 27.28 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 (27.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urdhvam, Urdhva, Adhah, Adhas, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Aya, Idam, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Nanu, Pashyat, Evam, Eva, Vimukta, Iha, Ogha, Atirna, Purvam, Purva, Apunarbhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 27.28). 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: “ūrdhvaṃ cādhaḥ sarvato vītarāgo hy ayam aham asmīti ca nānupaśyan
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhaḥ -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvato* -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vītarāgo* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*ay
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • paśyan -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ vimukto hi tared iha ogham atīrṇa pūrvaṃ hy apunar bhavāya
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vimukto* -
  • vimukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tared -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ogham -
  • ogha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • atīrṇa -
  • atīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ap
  • apunarbhavāya -
  • apunarbhava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
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