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).

एवं भाषितं आसि तार्किकैर् यावन् नोदयते तथा गतः ।
बुद्धप्रतिभासिते तु लोके न तार्किको भासति नास्य श्रावकः ॥ २ ॥

evaṃ bhāṣitaṃ āsi tārkikair yāvan nodayate tathā gataḥ |
buddhapratibhāsite tu loke na tārkiko bhāsati nāsya śrāvakaḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.2 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 (29.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Bhashita, Tarkika, Yavat, Yavan, Nodayat, Tatha, Gat, Gata, Buddha, Pratibhasin, Pratibhasi, Tad, Yushmad, Loka, Nasya, Shravaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.2). 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: “evaṃ bhāṣitaṃ āsi tārkikair yāvan nodayate tathā gataḥ
  • 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]
  • bhāṣitam -
  • bhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsi -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • tārkikair -
  • tārkika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tārkika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “buddhapratibhāsite tu loke na tārkiko bhāsati nāsya śrāvakaḥ
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratibhāsi -
  • pratibhāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratibhāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratibhāsī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratibhāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratibhāsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tārkiko* -
  • tārkika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāsati -
  • bhās (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • nāsya -
  • nāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nās -> nāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nās]
    nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]
    nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
  • śrāvakaḥ -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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