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).

दृष्ट्वा ह्य् आदीनवं लोके ज्ञात्वा धर्मनिरौपधिम् ।
आर्यो न रमते पापे पापो न रमते शुभे ॥ ४ ॥

dṛṣṭvā hy ādīnavaṃ loke jñātvā dharmaniraupadhim |
āryo na ramate pāpe pāpo na ramate śubhe || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 28.4 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 (28.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adinava, Loka, Dharman, Ira, Dhi, Arya, Aryas, Ramati, Ramat, Papa, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.4). 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: “dṛṣṭvā hy ādīnavaṃ loke jñātvā dharmaniraupadhim
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ād
  • ādīnavam -
  • ādīnava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • dharman -
  • dharman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • irau -
  • irā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • opa -
  • dhim -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āryo na ramate pāpe pāpo na ramate śubhe
  • āryo* -
  • āryas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramate -
  • ramati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ramati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • pāpe -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pāpo* -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramate -
  • ramati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ramati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
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