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).

न पुष्पगन्धः प्रतिवातम् एति न वाह्निजात् तगराच् चन्दनाद् वा ।
सतां तु गन्धः प्रतिवातम् एति सर्वा दिशः सत् पुरुषः प्रवाति ॥ १६ ॥

na puṣpagandhaḥ prativātam eti na vāhnijāt tagarāc candanād vā |
satāṃ tu gandhaḥ prativātam eti sarvā diśaḥ sat puruṣaḥ pravāti || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 6.16 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 (6.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pushpa, Gandha, Prativata, Ahnija, Tagara, Candana, Sat, Saru, Sarva, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Sad, Purusha, Prava, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.16). 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: “na puṣpagandhaḥ prativātam eti na vāhnijāt tagarāc candanād
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣpa -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandhaḥ -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prativātam -
  • prativāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahnijāt -
  • ahnija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ahnija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tagarāc -
  • tagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • candanād -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “satāṃ tu gandhaḥ prativātam eti sarvā diśaḥ sat puruṣaḥ pravāti
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gandhaḥ -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prativātam -
  • prativāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • diśaḥ -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puruṣaḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravā -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
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