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 4.21

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यस् त्व् इहाल्पम् अपि श्रुत्वा धर्मं कायेन वै स्पृशेत् ।
स वै धर्मधरो भवति यो धर्मे न प्रमाद्यते ॥ २१ ॥

yas tv ihālpam api śrutvā dharmaṃ kāyena vai spṛśet |
sa vai dharmadharo bhavati yo dharme na pramādyate || 21 ||

The English translation of Verse 4.21 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 (4.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iha, Alpam, Alpa, Api, Dharma, Kaya, Dharmadhara, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yah, Prama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.21). 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: “yas tv ihālpam api śrutvā dharmaṃ kāyena vai spṛśet ”
yas -
Cannot analyse tv*ih
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
alpam -
alpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

alpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

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

alpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kāyena -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
spṛśet -
√spṛś (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “sa vai dharmadharo bhavati yo dharme na pramādyate ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
dharmadharo* -
dharmadhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharme -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pramā -
pramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adyate -
√ad (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019