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).

पङ्कस् त्व् इति यो हि विन्दते नित्यं वन्दनमानना कुले ।
सूक्ष्मः शल्यो दुरुद्धरः सत्कारः कापुरुषेण दुस्त्यजः ॥ १८ ॥

paṅkas tv iti yo hi vindate nityaṃ vandanamānanā kule |
sūkṣmaḥ śalyo duruddharaḥ satkāraḥ kāpuruṣeṇa dustyajaḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Verse 13.18 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 (13.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Yah, Vindat, Vindati, Nityam, Nitya, Vandana, Anana, Kula, Kuli, Sukshma, Shali, Shalya, Duh, Uddhara, Satkara, Kapurusha, Tyaj, Tyajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.18). 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: “paṅkas tv iti yo hi vindate nityaṃ vandanamānanā kule
  • paṅkas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*it
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vindate -
  • vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vindati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vindati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present middle third plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vandanam -
  • vandana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vandana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vandanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānanā -
  • ānanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sūkṣmaḥ śalyo duruddharaḥ satkāraḥ kāpuruṣeṇa dustyajaḥ
  • sūkṣmaḥ -
  • sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śalyo* -
  • śalī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • dur -
  • duḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • uddharaḥ -
  • uddhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satkāraḥ -
  • satkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāpuruṣeṇa -
  • kāpuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāpuruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dus -
  • duḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • tyajaḥ -
  • tyajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tyaj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tyaj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
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