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).

न नग्नचर्या न जटा न पङ्का नोऽनाशनं स्थण्डिलशायिका वा ।
न रजो मलं नोत्कुटुकप्रहाणं शोधेत मर्त्यं ह्य् अवितीर्णकाङ्क्षम् ॥ १ ॥

na nagnacaryā na jaṭā na paṅkā no'nāśanaṃ sthaṇḍilaśāyikā vā |
na rajo malaṃ notkuṭukaprahāṇaṃ śodheta martyaṃ hy avitīrṇakāṅkṣam || 1 ||

The English translation of Verse 33.1 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 (33.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagnacarya, Jata, Panka, Asmad, Anashana, Sthandilashayika, Raja, Rajas, Mala, Nri, Utkutuka, Prahana, Martya, Avi, Tirna, Kanksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.1). 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: “na nagnacaryā na jaṭā na paṅkā no'nāśanaṃ sthaṇḍilaśāyikā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nagnacaryā* -
  • nagnacaryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaṭā* -
  • jaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṅkā* -
  • paṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • no' -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • anāśanam -
  • anāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthaṇḍilaśāyikā* -
  • sthaṇḍilaśāyikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “na rajo malaṃ notkuṭukaprahāṇaṃ śodheta martyaṃ hy avitīrṇakāṅkṣam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rajo* -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • malam -
  • mala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    malā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • utkuṭuka -
  • utkuṭuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utkuṭuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahāṇam -
  • prahāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śodheta -
  • śudh (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural]
  • martyam -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    martyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse hy*av
  • avi -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tīrṇa -
  • tīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṝ -> tīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 6 verb]
    tṝ -> tīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 6 verb]
  • kāṅkṣam -
  • kāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kāṅkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāṅkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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