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).

पश्यन् नु किं नानुपश्यते किम् अपश्यन् नानुपश्यते सदा ।
कस्मिन् सति हानुपश्यना कस्मिन् न सति नानुपश्यना ॥ ३९ ॥

paśyan nu kiṃ nānupaśyate kim apaśyan nānupaśyate sadā |
kasmin sati hānupaśyanā kasmin na sati nānupaśyanā || 39 ||

The English translation of Verse 27.39 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 (27.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashyat, Kim, Nanu, Pashyata, Apashyat, Apashyan, Sada, Sad, Kah, Sat, Sati, Pashyana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 27.39). 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: “paśyan nu kiṃ nānupaśyate kim apaśyan nānupaśyate sadā
  • paśyan -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • paśyate -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    paśyata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apaśyan -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • paśyate -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    paśyata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kasmin sati hānupaśyanā kasmin na sati nānupaśyanā
  • kasmin -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hānu -
  • hānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • paśyanā -
  • paśyanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasmin -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • paśyanā -
  • paśyanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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