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 18.8

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यथापि भ्रमरः पुष्पाद् वर्णगन्धाव् अहेठयन् ।
परैति रसं आदाय तथा ग्रामान् मुनिश् चरेत् ॥ ८ ॥

yathāpi bhramaraḥ puṣpād varṇagandhāv aheṭhayan |
paraiti rasaṃ ādāya tathā grāmān muniś caret || 8 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.8 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 (18.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Api, Bhramara, Ahe, Aha, Ahi, Tha, Yat, Para, Rasa, Ada, Adaya, Tatha, Grama, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.8). 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 bhramaraḥ puṣpād varṇagandhāv aheṭhayan ”
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]
bhramaraḥ -
bhramara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puṣpād -
Cannot analyse varṇagandhāv*ah
ahe -
ahe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aha (noun, neuter)

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

ahi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ṭha -
ṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
Line 2: “paraiti rasaṃ ādāya tathā grāmān muniś caret ”
parai -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
rasam -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ādāya -
ādāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

āda (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

āda (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
grāmān -
grāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

grāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
muniś -
muni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
caret -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019