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).

किं ते जटाभिर् दुर्बुद्धे किं चाप्य् अजिनशाटिभिः ।
अभ्यन्तरं ते गहनं बाह्यकं परिमार्जसि ॥ ६ ॥

kiṃ te jaṭābhir durbuddhe kiṃ cāpy ajinaśāṭibhiḥ |
abhyantaraṃ te gahanaṃ bāhyakaṃ parimārjasi || 6 ||

The English translation of Verse 33.6 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 (33.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Jata, Durbuddhi, Ajina, Shati, Abhyantaram, Abhyantara, Gahana, Bahyaka, Parima,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.6). 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: “kiṃ te jaṭābhir durbuddhe kiṃ cāpy ajinaśāṭibhiḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jaṭābhir -
  • jaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • durbuddhe -
  • durbuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    durbuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse cāpy*aj
  • ajina -
  • ajina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāṭibhiḥ -
  • śāṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “abhyantaraṃ te gahanaṃ bāhyakaṃ parimārjasi
  • abhyantaram -
  • abhyantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • gahanam -
  • gahana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gahana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gahanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bāhyakam -
  • bāhyakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bāhyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parimā -
  • parimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjasi -
  • ṛj (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
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