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).

प्रतिरूपकं धूपितकर्णिका वा लोहार्धमाष इव हिरण्यच् छन्नः ।
चरन्ति हैके परिवारवन्तस् त्व् अन्तर् ह्य् अशुद्धा बहि शोभमानाः ॥ १२ ॥

pratirūpakaṃ dhūpitakarṇikā vā lohārdhamāṣa iva hiraṇyac channaḥ |
caranti haike parivāravantas tv antar hy aśuddhā bahi śobhamānāḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.12 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 (29.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratirupaka, Dhupita, Karnika, Var, Loha, Ardha, Iva, Hiranin, Hiranya, Channa, Hai, Han, Aika, Antar, Ashuddha, Bahi, Shobhamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.12). 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: “pratirūpakaṃ dhūpitakarṇikā lohārdhamāṣa iva hiraṇyac channaḥ
  • pratirūpakam -
  • pratirūpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratirūpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhūpita -
  • dhūpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhūpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karṇikā* -
  • karṇika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lohā -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    loha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    luh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṣa* -
  • aṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hiraṇya -
  • hiraṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    hiraṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hiraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ac -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • channaḥ -
  • channa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “caranti haike parivāravantas tv antar hy aśuddhā bahi śobhamānāḥ
  • caranti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • hai -
  • hai (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aike -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parivāravantas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*an
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse hy*aś
  • aśuddhā* -
  • aśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahi -
  • bahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bahī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śobhamānāḥ -
  • śubh -> śobhamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śobhamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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