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).

अप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तेषु सुप्तेषु बहु जागरः ।
अबलाश्व इव भद्राश्वं हित्वा याति सुमेधसम् ॥ ४ ॥

apramattaḥ pramatteṣu supteṣu bahu jāgaraḥ |
abalāśva iva bhadrāśvaṃ hitvā yāti sumedhasam || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 19.4 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 (19.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apramatta, Pramatta, Supta, Bahu, Jagara, Abala, Ashva, Iva, Bhadrashva, Hitva, Hitvan, Yat, Yati, Sumedhas, Sumedhasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.4). 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: “apramattaḥ pramatteṣu supteṣu bahu jāgaraḥ
  • apramattaḥ -
  • apramatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramatteṣu -
  • pramatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pramatta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • supteṣu -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    supta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap -> supta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √svap class 2 verb]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jāgaraḥ -
  • jāgara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abalāśva iva bhadrāśvaṃ hitvā yāti sumedhasam
  • abalā -
  • abala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśva* -
  • āśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhadrāśvam -
  • bhadrāśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadrāśva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hitvā -
  • hitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    hi -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hi]
    hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sumedhasam -
  • sumedhasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sumedhasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sumedhasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sumedhas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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