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).

अल्पश्रुतोऽपि चेद् भवति शीलेषु सुसमाहितः ।
शीलतस् तं प्रशंसन्ति तस्य सम्पद्यते श्रुतम् ॥ ८ ॥

alpaśruto'pi ced bhavati śīleṣu susamāhitaḥ |
śīlatas taṃ praśaṃsanti tasya sampadyate śrutam || 8 ||

The English translation of Verse 22.8 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 (22.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alpashruta, Api, Ced, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shila, Susamahita, Shilatah, Shilat, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Tad, Sampad, Sampadin, Shrut, Shruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 22.8). 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: “alpaśruto'pi ced bhavati śīleṣu susamāhitaḥ
  • alpaśruto' -
  • alpaśruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śīleṣu -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • susamāhitaḥ -
  • susamāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śīlatas taṃ praśaṃsanti tasya sampadyate śrutam
  • śīlatas -
  • śīlataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīl -> śīlat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śīl class 1 verb], [ablative single from √śīl class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śīl class 1 verb]
    śīl -> śīlat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śīl class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śīl class 1 verb]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sampadya -
  • sampadin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sampad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ate -
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
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