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).

यथापि कुम्भकारेण मृत्तिका भाजनं कृतम् ।
सर्वं भेदन पर्यन्तम् एवं मर्त्यस्य जीवितम् ॥ १२ ॥

yathāpi kumbhakāreṇa mṛttikā bhājanaṃ kṛtam |
sarvaṃ bhedana paryantam evaṃ martyasya jīvitam || 12 ||

The English translation of Verse 1.12 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 (1.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Api, Kumbhakara, Mrittika, Bhajana, Krit, Krita, Sarvam, Sarva, Bhedana, Paryantam, Paryanta, Evam, Eva, Martya, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.12). 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: “yathāpi kumbhakāreṇa mṛttikā bhājanaṃ kṛtam
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kumbhakāreṇa -
  • kumbhakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mṛttikā* -
  • mṛttikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mṛttika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhājanam -
  • bhājana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhājana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhājanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “sarvaṃ bhedana paryantam evaṃ martyasya jīvitam
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhedana -
  • bhedana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhedana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paryantam -
  • paryantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paryanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • martyasya -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
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