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).

क्रोधस्य विषमूलस्य मधुरघ्नस्य भिक्षवः ।
वधं आर्याः प्रशंसन्ति तं च हत्वा न शोचति ॥ ३ ॥

krodhasya viṣamūlasya madhuraghnasya bhikṣavaḥ |
vadhaṃ āryāḥ praśaṃsanti taṃ ca hatvā na śocati || 3 ||

The English translation of Verse 20.3 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 (20.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krodha, Visha, Mula, Madhura, Ghna, Bhikshu, Vadha, Arya, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Shocat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.3). 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: “krodhasya viṣamūlasya madhuraghnasya bhikṣavaḥ
  • krodhasya -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • viṣa -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlasya -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • madhura -
  • madhura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghnasya -
  • ghna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ghna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhikṣavaḥ -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “vadhaṃ āryāḥ praśaṃsanti taṃ ca hatvā na śocati
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āryāḥ -
  • ārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śocati -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
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