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).

अल्पज्ञातोऽपि चेद् भवति शीलेषु सुसमाहितः ।
विद्वांसस् तं प्रशंसन्ति शुद्धाजीवम् अतन्द्रितम् ॥ १२ ॥

alpajñāto'pi ced bhavati śīleṣu susamāhitaḥ |
vidvāṃsas taṃ praśaṃsanti śuddhājīvam atandritam || 12 ||

The English translation of Verse 13.12 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 (13.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alpajna, Api, Ced, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shila, Susamahita, Vidvas, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Shuddha, Ajiva, Atandrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.12). 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: “alpajñāto'pi ced bhavati śīleṣu susamāhitaḥ
  • alpajñāt -
  • alpajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    alpajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • o' -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śīleṣu -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • susamāhitaḥ -
  • susamāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vidvāṃsas taṃ praśaṃsanti śuddhājīvam atandritam
  • vidvāṃsas -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • praśaṃsanti -
  • praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śuddhā -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • ajīvam -
  • ajīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajīva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • atandritam -
  • atandrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atandrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atandritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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