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).

अकृतं कुकृतात् श्रेयः पश्चात् तपति दुष्कृतम् ।
शोचते दुष्कृतं कृत्वा शोचते दुर्गतिं गतः ॥ ४१ ॥

akṛtaṃ kukṛtāt śreyaḥ paścāt tapati duṣkṛtam |
śocate duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtvā śocate durgatiṃ gataḥ || 41 ||

The English translation of Verse 29.41 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 (29.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akrita, Kukrita, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Pashcat, Pashca, Tapat, Tapati, Dushkrit, Dushkrita, Shocat, Kritva, Kritvan, Durgati, Gat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.41). 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: “akṛtaṃ kukṛtāt śreyaḥ paścāt tapati duṣkṛtam
  • akṛtam -
  • akṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second dual]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual], [aorist active second dual]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second dual]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active second dual]
  • kukṛtāt -
  • kukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śreyaḥ -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tapati -
  • tapatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tapat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    tapat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tapat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    tap -> tapat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tap class 1 verb]
    tap -> tapat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tap class 1 verb]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • duṣkṛtam -
  • duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śocate duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtvā śocate durgatiṃ gataḥ
  • śocate -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
  • duṣkṛtam -
  • duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śocate -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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