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 8.2

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पुरुषस्य हि जातस्य कुठारी जायते मुखे ।
यया छिनत्ति हात्मानं वाचा दुर्भाषितं वदन् ॥ २ ॥

puruṣasya hi jātasya kuṭhārī jāyate mukhe |
yayā chinatti hātmānaṃ vācā durbhāṣitaṃ vadan || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.2 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 (8.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purusha, Jata, Kuthari, Jayat, Mukha, Hat, Mana, Vaca, Durbhashita, Vadat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.2). 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: “puruṣasya hi jātasya kuṭhārī jāyate mukhe ”
puruṣasya -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jātasya -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
kuṭhārī -
kuṭhārī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
mukhe -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “yayā chinatti hātmānaṃ vācā durbhāṣitaṃ vadan ”
yayā -
yā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
chinatti -
√chid (verb class 7)

[present active third single]
hāt -
ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√hā -> hāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb]
mānam -
māna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māna (noun, neuter)

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

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
vācā* -
vācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
durbhāṣitam -
durbhāṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durbhāṣita (noun, neuter)

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

durbhāṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vadan -
√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019