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).

वाचानुरक्षी मनसा सुसंवृतः कायेन चैवाकुशलं न कुर्यात् ।
एतां शुभां कर्म पथां विशोधयन्न् आराधयेन् मार्गम् ऋषि प्रवेदितम् ॥ १२ ॥

vācānurakṣī manasā susaṃvṛtaḥ kāyena caivākuśalaṃ na kuryāt |
etāṃ śubhāṃ karma pathāṃ viśodhayann ārādhayen mārgam ṛṣi praveditam || 12 ||

The English translation of Verse 7.12 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 (7.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaca, Kshi, Manasa, Manas, Susamvrita, Kaya, Akushala, Eta, Esha, Shubha, Shubh, Karman, Pathin, Visha, Vish, Dha, Yat, Aradhaya, Aradhi, Marga, Pravedin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “vācānurakṣī manasā susaṃvṛtaḥ kāyena caivākuśalaṃ na kuryāt
  • vācān -
  • vāca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ura -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • kṣī -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • susaṃvṛtaḥ -
  • susaṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāyena -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • akuśalam -
  • akuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “etāṃ śubhāṃ karma pathāṃ viśodhayann ārādhayen mārgam ṛṣi praveditam
  • etām -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhām -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pathām -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viśo -
  • viśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ārādhaye -
  • ārādhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ārādhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ārādhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ārādhi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ārādhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛṣi -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pravedi -
  • pravedin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pravedin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • 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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