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).

हीयति पुरुषो निहीनसेवी न तु खलु हायेत तुल्यसेवी ।
श्रेष्ठम् उपगतो ह्य् उपैति श्रैष्ठ्यं तस्मात् श्रेष्ठम् इहात्मनो भजेत ॥ ५ ॥

hīyati puruṣo nihīnasevī na tu khalu hāyeta tulyasevī |
śreṣṭham upagato hy upaiti śraiṣṭhyaṃ tasmāt śreṣṭham ihātmano bhajeta || 5 ||

The English translation of Verse 25.5 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 (25.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iyat, Purusha, Nihina, Sevin, Khalu, Tulya, Shreshtha, Upa, Shraishthya, Tasmat, Tad, Iha, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.5). 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: “hīyati puruṣo nihīnasevī na tu khalu hāyeta tulyasevī
  • -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iyati -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nihīna -
  • nihīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nihīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sevī -
  • sevin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hāyeta -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative passive third single]
  • tulya -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • sevī -
  • sevin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śreṣṭham upagato hy upaiti śraiṣṭhyaṃ tasmāt śreṣṭham ihātmano bhajeta
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upagato* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*up
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śraiṣṭhyam -
  • śraiṣṭhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātmano* -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhajeta -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
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