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).

Verse 29.21

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अहं नाग इव संग्रामे चापाद् उत्पतितान् शरान् ।
अतिवाक्यं तितीक्षामि दुह्शीलो हि महाजनः ॥ २१ ॥

ahaṃ nāga iva saṃgrāme cāpād utpatitān śarān |
ativākyaṃ titīkṣāmi duhśīlo hi mahājanaḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.21 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 (29.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Naga, Iva, Sangrama, Capa, Utpatita, Shara, Ati, Vakya, Titi, Kshamin, Mahajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.21). 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: “ahaṃ nāga iva saṃgrāme cāpād utpatitān śarān ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
nāga* -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṅgrāme -
saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
cāpād -
cāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

cāpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
utpatitān -
utpatita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
śarān -
śara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “ativākyaṃ titīkṣāmi duhśīlo hi mahājanaḥ ”
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
titī -
titi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

titi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṣāmi -
kṣāmi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kṣāmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kṣāmin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse duhśīlo*hi
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mahājanaḥ -
mahājana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019