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).

मेधाविनं वृत्त युक्तं प्राज्ञं शीलेषु संवृतम् ।
निष्कं जाम्बुनदस्यैव कस् तं निन्दितुम् अर्हति ॥ ४८ ॥

medhāvinaṃ vṛtta yuktaṃ prājñaṃ śīleṣu saṃvṛtam |
niṣkaṃ jāmbunadasyaiva kas taṃ ninditum arhati || 48 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.48 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 (29.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Medhavin, Vritta, Yuktam, Yukta, Prajna, Shila, Samvrit, Samvrita, Nishka, Jambunada, Kah, Tap, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.48). 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: “medhāvinaṃ vṛtta yuktaṃ prājñaṃ śīleṣu saṃvṛtam
  • medhāvinam -
  • medhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛtta -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • prājñam -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prājña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prājñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śīleṣu -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • saṃvṛtam -
  • saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “niṣkaṃ jāmbunadasyaiva kas taṃ ninditum arhati
  • niṣkam -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jāmbunadasyai -
  • jāmbunada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jāmbunada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kas -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ninditum -
  • nind -> ninditum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √nind]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
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