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).

Verse 1.13

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यथापि तन्त्रे वितते यद् यद् उक्तं समुप्यते ।
अल्पं भवति वातव्यम् एवं मर्त्यस्य जीवितम् ॥ १३ ॥

yathāpi tantre vitate yad yad uktaṃ samupyate |
alpaṃ bhavati vātavyam evaṃ martyasya jīvitam || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 1.13 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 (1.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Api, Tantra, Tantri, Vitata, Vitati, Yat, Yad, Ukta, Alpam, Alpa, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vatavya, 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 1.13). 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 tantre vitate yad yad uktaṃ samupyate ”
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]
tantre -
tantra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tantrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tantri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vitate -
vitata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vitata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vitatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vitati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
uktam -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
upyate -
√vap (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√vap (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “alpaṃ bhavati vātavyam evaṃ martyasya jīvitam ”
alpam -
alpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

alpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

alpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
vātavyam -
vātavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vātavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vātavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vā -> vātavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vātavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vai -> vātavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]

√vai -> vātavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]
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]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019