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).

एकम् अर्थपदं प्रोक्तं पण्डितस्यार्थकारकम् ।
बालस्य तु न कृत्याय स्यात् सर्वं बुद्धभाषितम् ॥ १९ ॥

ekam arthapadaṃ proktaṃ paṇḍitasyārthakārakam |
bālasya tu na kṛtyāya syāt sarvaṃ buddhabhāṣitam || 19 ||

The English translation of Verse 25.19 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 (25.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Arthapada, Prokta, Pandita, Arthakaraka, Bala, Kritya, Syat, Sya, Sarvam, Sarva, Buddhabhashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.19). 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: “ekam arthapadaṃ proktaṃ paṇḍitasyārthakārakam
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arthapadam -
  • arthapada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paṇḍitasyā -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • arthakārakam -
  • arthakāraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bālasya tu na kṛtyāya syāt sarvaṃ buddhabhāṣitam
  • bālasya -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtyāya -
  • kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • buddhabhāṣitam -
  • buddhabhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    buddhabhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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