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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 25.4
अद्धा नराः सेवितव्याः श्रुताढ्याः स्थानचिन्तकाः ।
तेषां हि श्रुत्वा तु सुभाषितानि विनापि तेभ्यो लभते विशेषम् ॥ ४ ॥
addhā narāḥ sevitavyāḥ śrutāḍhyāḥ sthānacintakāḥ |
teṣāṃ hi śrutvā tu subhāṣitāni vināpi tebhyo labhate viśeṣam || 4 ||
The English translation of Verse 25.4 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 (25.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Addha, Nara, Sevitavya, Shrut, Shruta, Adhya, Sthanacintaka, Tad, Subhashita, Vina, Api, Labhat, Vishesha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “addhā narāḥ sevitavyāḥ śrutāḍhyāḥ sthānacintakāḥ ”
- addhā* -
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addhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sevitavyāḥ -
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sevitavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sevitavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sev -> sevitavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevitavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
- śrutā -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śrut (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śrut (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śrut (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- āḍhyāḥ -
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āḍhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āḍhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sthānacintakāḥ -
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sthānacintaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “teṣāṃ hi śrutvā tu subhāṣitāni vināpi tebhyo labhate viśeṣam ”
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- subhāṣitāni -
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subhāṣita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tebhyo* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- viśeṣam -
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viśeṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśeṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśeṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]