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).

उत्तीर्णो येन वै पङ्को मर्दिता ग्राम कण्टकाः ।
यश् च लोभक्षयं प्राप्तः स वै भिक्षुर् निरुच्यते ॥ ५२ ॥

uttīrṇo yena vai paṅko marditā grāma kaṇṭakāḥ |
yaś ca lobhakṣayaṃ prāptaḥ sa vai bhikṣur nirucyate || 52 ||

The English translation of Verse 32.52 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 (32.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uttirna, Yena, Yah, Yat, Panka, Mardita, Grama, Kantaka, Lobha, Kshaya, Prapta, Bhikshu, Nih, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.52). 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: “uttīrṇo yena vai paṅko marditā grāma kaṇṭakāḥ
  • uttīrṇo* -
  • uttīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • paṅko* -
  • paṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • marditā* -
  • mṛd -> mardita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mṛd], [vocative plural from √mṛd]
    mṛd -> marditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mṛd], [vocative plural from √mṛd], [accusative plural from √mṛd]
  • grāma -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṇṭakāḥ -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “yaś ca lobhakṣayaṃ prāptaḥ sa vai bhikṣur nirucyate
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lobha -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāptaḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bhikṣur -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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