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).

धर्मः सदा रक्षति धर्मचारिणं धर्मः सुचीर्णः सुखं आदधाति ।
एषानुशंसो धर्मे सुचीर्णे न दुर्गतिं गच्छति धर्मचारी ॥ ७ ॥

dharmaḥ sadā rakṣati dharmacāriṇaṃ dharmaḥ sucīrṇaḥ sukhaṃ ādadhāti |
eṣānuśaṃso dharme sucīrṇe na durgatiṃ gacchati dharmacārī || 7 ||

The English translation of Verse 30.7 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 (30.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Sada, Rakshat, Dharmacarin, Sucirna, Sukham, Sukha, Ada, Esha, Anushamsa, Durgati, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 30.7). 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: “dharmaḥ sadā rakṣati dharmacāriṇaṃ dharmaḥ sucīrṇaḥ sukhaṃ ādadhāti
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rakṣati -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • dharmacāriṇam -
  • dharmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sucīrṇaḥ -
  • sucīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āda -
  • āda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • dhāti -
  • dhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “eṣānuśaṃso dharme sucīrṇe na durgatiṃ gacchati dharmacārī
  • eṣā -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anuśaṃso* -
  • anuśaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sucīrṇe -
  • sucīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sucīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • dharmacārī -
  • dharmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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