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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 24.2
यच् च गाथा शतं भाषेद् अधर्मपदसंहितम् ।
एकं धर्मपदं श्रेयो यत् श्रुत्वा ह्य् उपशाम्यति ॥ २ ॥
yac ca gāthā śataṃ bhāṣed adharmapadasaṃhitam |
ekaṃ dharmapadaṃ śreyo yat śrutvā hy upaśāmyati || 2 ||
The English translation of Verse 24.2 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 (24.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yat, Yad, Gatha, Shata, Bha, Adharma, Eka, Dharmapada, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Upa, Shamyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “yac ca gāthā śataṃ bhāṣed adharmapadasaṃhitam ”
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāthā -
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gāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhā -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṣed -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- adharma -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- padasaṃhitam -
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padasaṃhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ekaṃ dharmapadaṃ śreyo yat śrutvā hy upaśāmyati ”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dharmapadam -
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dharmapada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharmapada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- Cannot analyse hy*up
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śāmyati -
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√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam (verb class 4)[present active third single]