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).

Verse 29.5

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उपातिधावन्ति हि सारबुद्ध्या नवं नवं बन्धनं आददन्तः ।
पतन्ति हि द्योतम् इवान्धकाराद् दृष्ट्ते श्रुते चैव निविष्टचित्ताः ॥ ५ ॥

upātidhāvanti hi sārabuddhyā navaṃ navaṃ bandhanaṃ ādadantaḥ |
patanti hi dyotam ivāndhakārād dṛṣṭte śrute caiva niviṣṭacittāḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.5 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 (29.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sara, Buddhi, Nava, Bandhana, Anta, Patanti, Patat, Dyota, Iva, Shrut, Shruta, Shruti, Nivishta, Citta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.5). 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: “upātidhāvanti hi sārabuddhyā navaṃ navaṃ bandhanaṃ ādadantaḥ ”
Cannot analyse upātidhāvanti*hi
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sāra -
sāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhyā* -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
navam -
nava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

navā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

navan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

navan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
navam -
nava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

navā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

navan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

navan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
bandhanam -
bandhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ādad -
√ad (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “patanti hi dyotam ivāndhakārād dṛṣṭte śrute caiva niviṣṭacittāḥ ”
patanti -
patantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dyotam -
dyota (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dyotā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
andhakārād -
Cannot analyse dṛṣṭte*śr
śrute -
śrut (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śrut (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

śruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śrutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śruti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [locative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
niviṣṭa -
niviṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

niviṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cittāḥ -
citta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019