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 25.23

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यच् च बालः प्रशंसेत यच् च निन्देत पण्डितः ।
निन्दा तु पण्डितात् श्रेष्ठा न तु बालात् प्रशंसना ॥ २३ ॥

yac ca bālaḥ praśaṃseta yac ca nindeta paṇḍitaḥ |
nindā tu paṇḍitāt śreṣṭhā na tu bālāt praśaṃsanā || 23 ||

The English translation of Verse 25.23 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 (25.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Bala, Prashamsa, Ita, Pandita, Ninda, Shreshtha, Prashamsat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.23). 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 ca bālaḥ praśaṃseta yac ca nindeta paṇḍitaḥ ”
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]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bālaḥ -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
praśaṃse -
praśaṃsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
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]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nindeta -
√nind (verb class 1)

[optative active second plural]
paṇḍitaḥ -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
Line 2: “nindā tu paṇḍitāt śreṣṭhā na tu bālāt praśaṃsanā ”
nindā -
nindā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
paṇḍitāt -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paṇḍita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
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]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bālāt -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
praśaṃsan -
praśaṃsat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Last Updated: 05 May, 2019