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).

मुखेन सम्यतो भिक्षुर् मन्दभाषी ह्य् अनुद्धतः ।
अर्थं धर्मं च देशयति मधुरं तस्य भाषितम् ॥ १० ॥

mukhena samyato bhikṣur mandabhāṣī hy anuddhataḥ |
arthaṃ dharmaṃ ca deśayati madhuraṃ tasya bhāṣitam || 10 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.10 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 (8.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mukhena, Mukha, Samin, Samya, Sami, Atah, Bhikshu, Manda, Bhashin, Bhashi, Anuddhata, Artha, Dharma, Deshayat, Madhuram, Madhura, Tad, Bhashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.10). 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: “mukhena samyato bhikṣur mandabhāṣī hy anuddhataḥ
  • mukhena -
  • mukhena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samya -
  • samin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sam -> samya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sam]
    samī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    samī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sam -> samya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 10 verb]
    sam -> samya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 10 verb]
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhikṣur -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manda -
  • manda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣī -
  • bhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhāṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*an
  • anuddhataḥ -
  • anuddhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “arthaṃ dharmaṃ ca deśayati madhuraṃ tasya bhāṣitam
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deśayati -
  • diś -> deśayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √diś]
    diś -> deśayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √diś]
    diś (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • madhuram -
  • madhuram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāṣitam -
  • bhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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