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).

यस् तु पूर्वं प्रमाद्येह पश्चाद् वै न प्रमाद्यते ।
स इमां विषक्तिकां लोके स्मृतः समतिवर्तते ॥ ६ ॥

yas tu pūrvaṃ pramādyeha paścād vai na pramādyate |
sa imāṃ viṣaktikāṃ loke smṛtaḥ samativartate || 6 ||

The English translation of Verse 16.6 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 (16.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Purvam, Purva, Pramadin, Pramadi, Eha, Pashcat, Pashca, Prama, Iyam, Idam, Loka, Smrita, Samat, Vartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.6). 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: “yas tu pūrvaṃ pramādyeha paścād vai na pramādyate
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pramādye -
  • pramādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    pramādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pramādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pramādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pramādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eha -
  • eha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paścād -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramā -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adyate -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “sa imāṃ viṣaktikāṃ loke smṛtaḥ samativartate
  • sa*i -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse viṣaktikām*lo
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • samati -
  • sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> samat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    samati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
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