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 छिद्यते यावता वनं ह्य् अनुमात्रम् अपि नरस्य बन्धुषु ।
प्रतिबद्धमनाः स तत्र वै वत्सः क्षीरपक इव मातरम् ॥ ४ ॥

na chidyate yāvatā vanaṃ hy anumātram api narasya bandhuṣu |
pratibaddhamanāḥ sa tatra vai vatsaḥ kṣīrapaka iva mātaram || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.4 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 (18.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavata, Yavat, Vana, Anumatri, Api, Nara, Bandhu, Pratibaddha, Ana, Tatra, Vatsa, Kshirapaka, Iva, Matri, Matara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.4). 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 chidyate yāvatā vanaṃ hy anumātram api narasya bandhuṣu
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • chidyate -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
  • yāvatā -
  • yāvatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse hy*an
  • anumātra -
  • anumātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anumātṛ (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]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • narasya -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bandhuṣu -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bandhū (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “pratibaddhamanāḥ sa tatra vai vatsaḥ kṣīrapaka iva mātaram
  • pratibaddham -
  • pratibaddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratibaddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratibaddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anāḥ -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vatsaḥ -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣīrapaka* -
  • kṣīrapaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mātaram -
  • mātara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
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