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).

श्रुत्वा धर्मान् विजानाति श्रुत्वा पापं न सेवते ।
श्रुत्वा ह्य् अनर्थं वर्जयते श्रुत्वा प्राप्नोति निर्वृतिम् ॥ ६ ॥

śrutvā dharmān vijānāti śrutvā pāpaṃ na sevate |
śrutvā hy anarthaṃ varjayate śrutvā prāpnoti nirvṛtim || 6 ||

The English translation of Verse 22.6 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 (22.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Vijana, Ati, Papam, Papa, Anartha, Varja, Yat, Yata, Yati, Pra, Nirvriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 22.6). 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: “śrutvā dharmān vijānāti śrutvā pāpaṃ na sevate
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • dharmān -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vijānā -
  • vijāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sevate -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “śrutvā hy anarthaṃ varjayate śrutvā prāpnoti nirvṛtim
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • Cannot analyse hy*an
  • anartham -
  • anartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varja -
  • varja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yate -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
    yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • nirvṛtim -
  • nirvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nirvṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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