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).

भिक्षुर् न तावता भवति यावता भिक्षते परान् ।
वेष्मान् धर्मान् समादाय भिक्षुर् भवति न तावता ॥ १८ ॥

bhikṣur na tāvatā bhavati yāvatā bhikṣate parān |
veṣmān dharmān samādāya bhikṣur bhavati na tāvatā || 18 ||

The English translation of Verse 32.18 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 (32.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhikshu, Tavata, Tavat, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yavata, Yavat, Para, Ishma, Dharma, Samadaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.18). 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: “bhikṣur na tāvatā bhavati yāvatā bhikṣate parān
  • bhikṣur -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāvatā -
  • tāvatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yāvatā -
  • yāvatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhikṣate -
  • bhikṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    bhaj (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • parān -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “veṣmān dharmān samādāya bhikṣur bhavati na tāvatā
  • ve -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iṣmān -
  • iṣma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dharmān -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samādāya -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhikṣur -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāvatā -
  • tāvatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
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