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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 25.3
न भजेत् पापकं मित्रं न भजेत् पुरुषाधमम् ।
भजेत मित्रं कल्याणं भजेद् उत्तमपूरुषम् ॥ ३ ॥
na bhajet pāpakaṃ mitraṃ na bhajet puruṣādhamam |
bhajeta mitraṃ kalyāṇaṃ bhajed uttamapūruṣam || 3 ||
The English translation of Verse 25.3 is contained in the book Udanavarga by W. Woodville Rockhill.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “na bhajet pāpakaṃ mitraṃ na bhajet puruṣādhamam ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhajet -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- pāpakam -
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pāpaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhajet -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- puruṣādhamam -
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puruṣādhama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhajeta mitraṃ kalyāṇaṃ bhajed uttamapūruṣam ”
- bhajeta -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhajed -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- uttamapūruṣam -
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uttamapūruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]