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).

एतद् द्वैधा पथं ज्ञात्वा भवाय विभवाय च ।
तत्र शिक्षेत मेधावी यत्र योगान् अतिक्रमेत् ॥ ४० ॥

etad dvaidhā pathaṃ jñātvā bhavāya vibhavāya ca |
tatra śikṣeta medhāvī yatra yogān atikramet || 40 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.40 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 (29.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Patha, Bhava, Vibhava, Tatra, Medhavin, Medhavi, Yatra, Yoga, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.40). 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: “etad dvaidhā pathaṃ jñātvā bhavāya vibhavāya ca
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvaidhā -
  • patham -
  • patha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • bhavāya -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vibhavāya -
  • vibhava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vibhava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tatra śikṣeta medhāvī yatra yogān atikramet
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śikṣeta -
  • śikṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
    śak (verb class 0)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • medhāvī -
  • medhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    medhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    medhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogān -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kramet -
  • kram (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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