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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 7.2
वाचः प्रदोषं रक्षेत वचसा संवृतो भवेत् ।
वाचो दुश्चरितं हित्वा वाचा सुचरितं चरेत् ॥ २ ॥
vācaḥ pradoṣaṃ rakṣeta vacasā saṃvṛto bhavet |
vāco duścaritaṃ hitvā vācā sucaritaṃ caret || 2 ||
The English translation of Verse 7.2 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 (7.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vac, Vaca, Pradosham, Pradosha, Vacas, Vacasa, Samvrit, Samvrita, Dushcarita, Hitva, Hitvan, Sucarita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “vācaḥ pradoṣaṃ rakṣeta vacasā saṃvṛto bhavet ”
- vācaḥ -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pradoṣam -
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pradoṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pradoṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pradoṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pradoṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rakṣeta -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- vacasā -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vacas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vacasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṃvṛto* -
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saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “vāco duścaritaṃ hitvā vācā sucaritaṃ caret ”
- vāco* -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duścaritam -
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duścarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duścarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duścaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vācā -
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vācā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vāc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sucaritam -
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sucarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sucarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sucaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]