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).

यस् तु वाहयते पापान्य् अणु स्थूलानि सर्वशः ।
वाहितत्वात् तु पापानां ब्राह्मणो वै निरुच्यते ॥ ८ ॥

yas tu vāhayate pāpāny aṇu sthūlāni sarvaśaḥ |
vāhitatvāt tu pāpānāṃ brāhmaṇo vai nirucyate || 8 ||

The English translation of Verse 33.8 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 (33.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Vahayat, Anu, Sthula, Sarvashah, Vahita, Tva, Papa, Brahmana, Nih, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.8). 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: “yas tu vāhayate pāpāny aṇu sthūlāni sarvaśaḥ
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāhayate -
  • vah -> vāhayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vah]
    vah -> vāhayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vah]
    vah (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse pāpāny*aṇ
  • aṇu -
  • aṇu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthūlāni -
  • sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vāhitatvāt tu pāpānāṃ brāhmaṇo vai nirucyate
  • vāhita -
  • vāhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vah -> vāhita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vah]
    vah -> vāhita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vah]
    vah -> vāhita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vah]
    vah -> vāhita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vah]
  • tvāt -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāpānām -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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