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).

पूर्वं क्षिणोति हात्मानं पश्चाद् बाह्यं विहिंसति ।
स हतस् त्व् इतरं हन्ति वीतंसेनेव पक्षिणः ॥ २ ॥

pūrvaṃ kṣiṇoti hātmānaṃ paścād bāhyaṃ vihiṃsati |
sa hatas tv itaraṃ hanti vītaṃseneva pakṣiṇaḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Verse 14.2 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 (14.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Hat, Mana, Pashcat, Pashca, Bahyam, Bahya, Himsat, Himsati, Itara, Vitamsa, Iva, Pakshin, Pakshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 14.2). 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: “pūrvaṃ kṣiṇoti hātmānaṃ paścād bāhyaṃ vihiṃsati
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣiṇoti -
  • kṣī (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • hāt -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> hāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • paścād -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bāhyam -
  • bāhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hiṃsati -
  • hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hiṃsat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    hiṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    hiṃs (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa hatas tv itaraṃ hanti vītaṃseneva pakṣiṇaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hatas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*it
  • itaram -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vītaṃsene -
  • vītaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pakṣiṇaḥ -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
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