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).

प्रियोद्यम् एव भाषेत या हि वाचाभिनन्दिता ।
नाददाति यया पापं भाषमाणः सदा प्रियम् ॥ १३ ॥

priyodyam eva bhāṣeta yā hi vācābhinanditā |
nādadāti yayā pāpaṃ bhāṣamāṇaḥ sadā priyam || 13 ||

The English translation of Verse 8.13 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 (8.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pri, Priya, Udya, Eva, Vaca, Vac, Abhinanditri, Abhinandita, Nada, Papam, Papa, Bhasha, Sada, Sad, Priyam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.13). 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: “priyodyam eva bhāṣeta hi vācābhinanditā
  • priyo -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udyam -
  • udya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> udya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣeta -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vācā -
  • vācā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhinanditā -
  • abhinanditṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    abhinanditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nādadāti yayā pāpaṃ bhāṣamāṇaḥ sadā priyam
  • nāda -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāti -
  • dāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāṣam -
  • bhāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āṇaḥ -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
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