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 4.28

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अप्रमादरतो भिक्षुः प्रमादे भयदर्शकः ।
धुनाति पापकां धर्मां पत्त्राणीव हि मारुतः ॥ २८ ॥

apramādarato bhikṣuḥ pramāde bhayadarśakaḥ |
dhunāti pāpakāṃ dharmāṃ pattrāṇīva hi mārutaḥ || 28 ||

The English translation of Verse 4.28 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 (4.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apramada, Rata, Bhikshu, Pramada, Pramadi, Bhayada, Risha, Kah, Papaka, Dharma, Pattra, Iva, Maruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.28). 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: “apramādarato bhikṣuḥ pramāde bhayadarśakaḥ ”
apramāda -
apramāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apramāda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rato* -
rata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
bhikṣuḥ -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pramāde -
pramāda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pramādi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pramādi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
bhayadar -
bhayada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhayada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhayadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛśa -
ṛśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dhunāti pāpakāṃ dharmāṃ pattrāṇīva hi mārutaḥ ”
dhunāti -
√dhū (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
pāpakā -
pāpaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāpaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dharmām -
dharmā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pattrāṇī -
pattra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mārutaḥ -
māruta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019