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).

गम्भीरबुद्धिं मेधाढ्यं मार्गामार्गेषु कोविदम् ।
उत्तमार्थम् अनुप्राप्तं ब्रवीमि ब्राह्मणं हि तम् ॥ ३३ ॥

gambhīrabuddhiṃ medhāḍhyaṃ mārgāmārgeṣu kovidam |
uttamārtham anuprāptaṃ bravīmi brāhmaṇaṃ hi tam || 33 ||

The English translation of Verse 33.33 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 (33.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gambhirabuddhi, Medha, Adhya, Arga, Kovida, Uttama, Artha, Anuprapta, Brahmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.33). 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: “gambhīrabuddhiṃ medhāḍhyaṃ mārgāmārgeṣu kovidam
  • gambhīrabuddhim -
  • gambhīrabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • medhā -
  • medha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    medha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    medhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    medh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    midh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āḍhyam -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mārgāmā -
  • mārg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • argeṣu -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kovidam -
  • kovida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kovida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kovidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “uttamārtham anuprāptaṃ bravīmi brāhmaṇaṃ hi tam
  • uttamā -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuprāptam -
  • anuprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuprāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • brāhmaṇam -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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