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 5.11

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ये वै दिवा च रात्रौ चैव अप्रमत्ताः प्रियं जहति नित्यम् ।
ते वै खनन्ति त्व् अघमूलं मृत्युर् आमिषं दुरतिवर्त्यम् ॥ ११ ॥

ye vai divā ca rātrau caiva apramattāḥ priyaṃ jahati nityam |
te vai khananti tv aghamūlaṃ mṛtyur āmiṣaṃ durativartyam || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 5.11 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 (5.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Diva, Div, Divan, Ratrau, Ratra, Apramatta, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Jahat, Jahati, Nityam, Nitya, Tad, Yushmad, Khanat, Khananti, Agha, Mula, Mrityu, Amisha, Duh, Ativartin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.11). 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: “ye vai divā ca rātrau caiva apramattāḥ priyaṃ jahati nityam ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
divā -
divā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

div (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

divan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

divā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rātrau -
rātrau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
apramattāḥ -
apramatta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

apramattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jahati -
jahat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jahat (noun, neuter)

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

√hā -> jahat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> jahat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [locative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> jahatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā (verb class 3)

[present active third plural]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “te vai khananti tv aghamūlaṃ mṛtyur āmiṣaṃ durativartyam ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
khananti -
√khan -> khanat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √khan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √khan class 1 verb]

√khan -> khanantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]

√khan (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
Cannot analyse tv*ag
agha -
agha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mṛtyur -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āmiṣam -
āmiṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dur -
duḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dur (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dur (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb]
ativartya -
ativartin (noun, masculine)

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

ativartin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019