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).

यस्य मूलं क्षितौ नास्ति पर्णा नास्ति तथा लताः ।
तं धीरं बन्धनान् मुक्तं को नु निन्दितुम् अर्हति ॥ ५४ ॥

yasya mūlaṃ kṣitau nāsti parṇā nāsti tathā latāḥ |
taṃ dhīraṃ bandhanān muktaṃ ko nu ninditum arhati || 54 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.54 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 (29.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Mula, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Nasti, Parna, Tatha, Lata, Dhiram, Dhira, Bandhana, Mukta, Kah, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.54). 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: “yasya mūlaṃ kṣitau nāsti parṇā nāsti tathā latāḥ
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣitau -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • parṇā* -
  • parṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • latāḥ -
  • latā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “taṃ dhīraṃ bandhanān muktaṃ ko nu ninditum arhati
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhīram -
  • dhīram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bandhanān -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • muktam -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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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