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).

मुञ्चपुरतो मुञ्च पश्चतो मध्ये मुञ्च भवस्य पारगः ।
सर्वत्र विंकुत मानसो न पुनर् जाति जराम् उपेष्यसि ॥ ५७ ॥

muñcapurato muñca paścato madhye muñca bhavasya pāragaḥ |
sarvatra viṃkuta mānaso na punar jāti jarām upeṣyasi || 57 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.57 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 (29.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Puratah, Purat, Pashca, Tas, Madhye, Madhya, Bhava, Paraga, Sarvatra, Manasa, Punar, Jati, Jara, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.57). 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: “muñcapurato muñca paścato madhye muñca bhavasya pāragaḥ
  • muñca -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • purato* -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • muñca -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paśca -
  • paśca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • muñca -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhavasya -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pāragaḥ -
  • pāraga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvatra viṃkuta mānaso na punar jāti jarām upeṣyasi
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse viṅkuta*mā
  • mānaso* -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāti -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • jarām -
  • jarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upe -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iṣyasi -
  • iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active second single]
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