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).

भद्रोऽपि पश्यते पापं यावद् भद्रं न पच्यते ।
यदा तु पच्यते भद्रम् अथ भद्राणि पश्यति ॥ २० ॥

bhadro'pi paśyate pāpaṃ yāvad bhadraṃ na pacyate |
yadā tu pacyate bhadram atha bhadrāṇi paśyati || 20 ||

The English translation of Verse 28.20 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 (28.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadra, Api, Pashyat, Pashyata, Papam, Papa, Yavat, Bhadram, Pacyat, Yada, Yad, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.20). 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: “bhadro'pi paśyate pāpaṃ yāvad bhadraṃ na pacyate
  • bhadro' -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • paśyate -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    paśyata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pacyate -
  • pac -> pacyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac -> pacyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “yadā tu pacyate bhadram atha bhadrāṇi paśyati
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pacyate -
  • pac -> pacyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac -> pacyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhadrāṇi -
  • bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
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