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).

क्रुद्धो वाचं न भाषेत परिषत्स्व् अथ वा मिथः ।
क्रोधाभिभूतः पुरुषः स्वम् अर्थं हि न बुध्यते ॥ १५ ॥

kruddho vācaṃ na bhāṣeta pariṣatsv atha vā mithaḥ |
krodhābhibhūtaḥ puruṣaḥ svam arthaṃ hi na budhyate || 15 ||

The English translation of Verse 20.15 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 (20.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kruddha, Vac, Vaca, Atha, Var, Mithah, Krodha, Krodhan, Abhibhuta, Purusha, Sva, Artha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.15). 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: “kruddho vācaṃ na bhāṣeta pariṣatsv atha mithaḥ
  • kruddho* -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • vācam -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣeta -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse pariṣatsv*at
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mithaḥ -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “krodhābhibhūtaḥ puruṣaḥ svam arthaṃ hi na budhyate
  • krodhā -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodhan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    krodhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhibhūtaḥ -
  • abhibhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣaḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • budhyate -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
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