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 हीदं हीनवीर्येण मन्देनाप्य् अविजानता ।
निर्वाणं शक्यम् अधिगन्तुं सर्वग्रन्थप्रदालनम् ॥ ११ ॥

na hīdaṃ hīnavīryeṇa mandenāpy avijānatā |
nirvāṇaṃ śakyam adhigantuṃ sarvagranthapradālanam || 11 ||

The English translation of Verse 26.11 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 (26.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Hinavirya, Avijanat, Avijanata, Nirvana, Shakya, Adhi, Gantu, Sarva, Grantha, Prada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.11). 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 hīdaṃ hīnavīryeṇa mandenāpy avijānatā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hīnavīryeṇa -
  • hīnavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hīnavīrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse mandenāpy*av
  • avijānatā -
  • avijānat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    avijānat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    avijānatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirvāṇaṃ śakyam adhigantuṃ sarvagranthapradālanam
  • nirvāṇam -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gantum -
  • gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • grantha -
  • grantha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    granth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pradā -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālan -
  • al (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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