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).

अवभासति तावत् स कृमिर् यावन् नोदयते दिवा करः ।
वैरोचने तु उद्गते भृशं श्यावो भवति न चावभासते ॥ १ ॥

avabhāsati tāvat sa kṛmir yāvan nodayate divā karaḥ |
vairocane tu udgate bhṛśaṃ śyāvo bhavati na cāvabhāsate || 1 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.1 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 (29.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ava, Tavat, Krimi, Yavat, Yavan, Nodayat, Diva, Div, Divan, Karas, Kara, Vairocana, Vairocani, Udgata, Udgati, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Shyava, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Avabhasa, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.1). 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: “avabhāsati tāvat sa kṛmir yāvan nodayate divā karaḥ
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhāsati -
  • bhās (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛmir -
  • kṛmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāvan -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nodayate -
  • nud -> nodayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √nud]
    nud -> nodayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √nud]
    nud (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • divā -
  • divā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karaḥ -
  • karas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vairocane tu udgate bhṛśaṃ śyāvo bhavati na cāvabhāsate
  • vairocane -
  • vairocana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vairocana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vairocanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vairocani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • udgate -
  • udgata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    udgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    udgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    udgati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śyāvo* -
  • śyāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active first dual]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avabhāsa -
  • avabhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
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