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).

यस्यालयो नास्ति सदा यो ज्ञाता निष्कथं कथः ।
अमृतं चैव यः प्राप्तो ब्रवीमि ब्राह्मणं हि तम् ॥ ५४ ॥

yasyālayo nāsti sadā yo jñātā niṣkathaṃ kathaḥ |
amṛtaṃ caiva yaḥ prāpto bravīmi brāhmaṇaṃ hi tam || 54 ||

The English translation of Verse 33.54 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 (33.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Alaya, Ali, Nasti, Sada, Jnata, Nishka, Tha, Katha, Amrita, Prapta, Brahmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.54). 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: “yasyālayo nāsti sadā yo jñātā niṣkathaṃ kathaḥ
  • yasyā -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • alayo* -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñātā* -
  • jñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • niṣka -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathaḥ -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “amṛtaṃ caiva yaḥ prāpto bravīmi brāhmaṇaṃ hi tam
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāpto* -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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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