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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 28.14
वणिग् वा सभयं मार्गम् अल्पशास्त्रो महाधनो ।
विषं जीवितकामो वा पापानि परिवर्जयेत् ॥ १४ ॥
vaṇig vā sabhayaṃ mārgam alpaśāstro mahādhano |
viṣaṃ jīvitakāmo vā pāpāni parivarjayet || 14 ||
The English translation of Verse 28.14 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 (28.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vanij, Sabhaya, Marga, Alpa, Mah, Maha, Dhanu, Vish, Visha, Jivita, Kama, Papa, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “vaṇig vā sabhayaṃ mārgam alpaśāstro mahādhano ”
- vaṇig -
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vaṇij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sabhayam -
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sabhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sabhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sabhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mārgam -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mārgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alpa -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāstro -
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- mahā -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dhano -
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dhanu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “viṣaṃ jīvitakāmo vā pāpāni parivarjayet ”
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jīvita -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- kāmo* -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pāpāni -
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pāpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arjayet -
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√ṛj (verb class 0)[optative active third single]