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 8.6

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असतं हि वदन्ति पापचित्ता नरकं वर्धयते वधाय नित्यम् ।
अनवद्यबलस् तितीक्षते तां मनसो ह्य् आविलतां विवर्जयित्वा ॥ ६ ॥

asataṃ hi vadanti pāpacittā narakaṃ vardhayate vadhāya nityam |
anavadyabalas titīkṣate tāṃ manaso hy āvilatāṃ vivarjayitvā || 6 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.6 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 (8.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vadat, Vadanti, Papa, Citta, Naraka, Vardhayat, Vadha, Nityam, Nitya, Anavadya, Bala, Titi, Avila, Varjayitva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.6). 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: “asataṃ hi vadanti pāpacittā narakaṃ vardhayate vadhāya nityam ”
asatam -
asat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vadanti -
√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
pāpa -
pāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cittā* -
citta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
narakam -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

naraka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vardhayate -
√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vardh class 10 verb]

√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vardh class 10 verb]

√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛdh]

√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛdh]

√vṛdh (verb class 10)

[present middle third single]

√vardh (verb class 10)

[present middle third single]

√vṛdh (verb class 0)

[present middle third single]
vadhāya -
vadha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “anavadyabalas titīkṣate tāṃ manaso hy āvilatāṃ vivarjayitvā ”
anavadya -
anavadya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anavadya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
balas -
bala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
titī -
titi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

titi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

titi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
īkṣate -
√īkṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
manaso* -
Cannot analyse hy*āv
āvila -
āvila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āvila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
varjayitvā -
varjayitvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019