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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 28.17
सुकरं साधुना साधु साधु पापेन दुष्करम् ।
पापं पापेन सुकरं पापं आर्येण दुष्करम् ॥ १७ ॥
sukaraṃ sādhunā sādhu sādhu pāpena duṣkaram |
pāpaṃ pāpena sukaraṃ pāpaṃ āryeṇa duṣkaram || 17 ||
The English translation of Verse 28.17 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: “sukaraṃ sādhunā sādhu sādhu pāpena duṣkaram ”
- sukaram -
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sukara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sādhunā -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sādhu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pāpena -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- duṣkaram -
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duṣkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣkara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣkarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pāpaṃ pāpena sukaraṃ pāpaṃ āryeṇa duṣkaram ”
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pāpena -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sukaram -
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sukara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āryeṇa -
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ārya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ārya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- duṣkaram -
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duṣkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣkara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣkarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]