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).

वारि पुष्करपत्त्रेणेवाराग्रेणेव सर्षपः ।
न लिप्यते यो हि कामैर् ब्रवीमि ब्राह्मणं हि तम् ॥ ३० ॥

vāri puṣkarapattreṇevārāgreṇeva sarṣapaḥ |
na lipyate yo hi kāmair bravīmi brāhmaṇaṃ hi tam || 30 ||

The English translation of Verse 33.30 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 (33.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Var, Vari, Pushkarapattra, Iva, Aragra, Sarshapa, Yah, Kama, Brahmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.30). 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: “vāri puṣkarapattreṇevārāgreṇeva sarṣapaḥ
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • puṣkarapattreṇe -
  • puṣkarapattra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ārāgreṇe -
  • ārāgra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ārāgra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarṣapaḥ -
  • sarṣapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na lipyate yo hi kāmair bravīmi brāhmaṇaṃ hi tam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lipyate -
  • lip (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    lip (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāmair -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • brāhmaṇam -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
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