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).

यच् चैकं भावितात्मानं मुहूर्तम् अपि पूजयेत् ।
सा तस्य पूजना श्रेष्ठा न तद् वर्षशतं हुतम् ॥ १६ ॥

yac caikaṃ bhāvitātmānaṃ muhūrtam api pūjayet |
sā tasya pūjanā śreṣṭhā na tad varṣaśataṃ hutam || 16 ||

The English translation of Verse 24.16 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 (24.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Aika, Bhavitatman, Muhurta, Api, Tad, Pujana, Shreshtha, Tat, Varshashata, Hut, Huta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.16). 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: “yac caikaṃ bhāvitātmānaṃ muhūrtam api pūjayet
  • yac -
  • 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]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāvitātmānam -
  • bhāvitātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ tasya pūjanā śreṣṭhā na tad varṣaśataṃ hutam
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • pūjanā -
  • pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varṣaśatam -
  • varṣaśata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hutam -
  • huta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    huta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hu -> huta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    hu -> huta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
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