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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 9.12
स चेत् पापानि कर्माणि कुर्वन् बालो न बुध्यते ।
कर्मभिः स्वैस् तु दुर्मेधा ह्य् अग्निदग्धैव तप्यते ॥ १२ ॥
sa cet pāpāni karmāṇi kurvan bālo na budhyate |
karmabhiḥ svais tu durmedhā hy agnidagdhaiva tapyate || 12 ||
The English translation of Verse 9.12 is contained in the book Udanavarga by W. Woodville Rockhill.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “sa cet pāpāni karmāṇi kurvan bālo na budhyate ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse cet*pā
- pāpāni -
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pāpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- karmāṇi -
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karman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kurvan -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- bālo* -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- budhyate -
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√budh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√budh (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- Line 2: “karmabhiḥ svais tu durmedhā hy agnidagdhaiva tapyate ”
- karmabhiḥ -
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karman (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- svais -
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sva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- durmedhā* -
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- Cannot analyse hy*ag
- agnidagdhai -
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agnidagdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agnidagdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]agnidagdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tapyate -
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tapyati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√tap (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√tap (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]