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).

Verse 22.4

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तथैवेह नरो नित्यं ज्ञानवान् अपि यो भवेत् ।
अश्रुत्वा न विजानाति धर्मान् कल्याणपापकान् ॥ ४ ॥

tathaiveha naro nityaṃ jñānavān api yo bhavet |
aśrutvā na vijānāti dharmān kalyāṇapāpakān || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 22.4 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 (22.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Iha, Nara, Nri, Nityam, Nitya, Jnanavat, Api, Yah, Ashru, Tva, Vijana, Ati, Dharma, Kalyana, Papaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 22.4). 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: “tathaiveha naro nityaṃ jñānavān api yo bhavet ”
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aive -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
naro* -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jñānavān -
jñānavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “aśrutvā na vijānāti dharmān kalyāṇapāpakān ”
aśru -
aśru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tvā* -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijānā -
vijāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dharmān -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kalyāṇa -
kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāpakān -
pāpaka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019