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 4.9

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सम्यग् दृष्टिर् अधीमात्रा लौकिकी यस्य विद्यते ।
अपि जाति सहस्राणि नासौ गच्छति दुर्गतिम् ॥ ९ ॥

samyag dṛṣṭir adhīmātrā laukikī yasya vidyate |
api jāti sahasrāṇi nāsau gacchati durgatim || 9 ||

The English translation of Verse 4.9 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 (4.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samyak, Drishti, Adhi, Laukiki, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Api, Jati, Sahasra, Nasi, Gacchat, Durgati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.9). 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: “samyag dṛṣṭir adhīmātrā laukikī yasya vidyate ”
samyag -
samyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛṣṭir -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhīm -
adhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātrā -
laukikī -
laukikī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “api jāti sahasrāṇi nāsau gacchati durgatim ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jāti -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nāsau -
nāsi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nāsi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
durgatim -
durgati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

durgati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019