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).

तुदन्ति वाचाभिर् असम्यता जनाः शरैर् हि संग्रामगतं यथा गजम् ।
श्रुत्वा तु वाचां परुषाम् उदीरिताम् अधिवासयेद् भिक्षुर् अदुष्टचित्तः ॥ ४ ॥

tudanti vācābhir asamyatā janāḥ śarair hi saṃgrāmagataṃ yathā gajam |
śrutvā tu vācāṃ paruṣām udīritām adhivāsayed bhikṣur aduṣṭacittaḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 32.4 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 (32.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tudat, Tudanti, Vaca, Jana, Shara, Sangrama, Gata, Yatha, Gaja, Vac, Parusha, Parus, Udirita, Adhi, Bhikshu, Adushta, Citta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 32.4). 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: “tudanti vācābhir asamyatā janāḥ śarair hi saṃgrāmagataṃ yathā gajam
  • tudanti -
  • tud -> tudat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √tud class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √tud class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √tud class 6 verb]
    tud -> tudantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √tud class 6 verb]
    tud (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • vācābhir -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • asamyatā -
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śarair -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṅgrāma -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gajam -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śrutvā tu vācāṃ paruṣām udīritām adhivāsayed bhikṣur aduṣṭacittaḥ
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vācām -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vācā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • paruṣām -
  • paruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    parus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • udīritām -
  • udīritā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vāsayed -
  • vās (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhikṣur -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aduṣṭa -
  • aduṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aduṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittaḥ -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
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