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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).
Verse 4.8
हीनां धर्मां न सेवेत प्रमादेन न संवसेत् ।
मिथ्या दृष्टिं न रोचेत न भवेल् लोक वर्धनः ॥ ८ ॥
hīnāṃ dharmāṃ na seveta pramādena na saṃvaset |
mithyā dṛṣṭiṃ na roceta na bhavel loka vardhanaḥ || 8 ||
The English translation of Verse 4.8 is contained in the book Udanavarga by W. Woodville Rockhill.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “hīnāṃ dharmāṃ na seveta pramādena na saṃvaset ”
- hīnām -
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hīnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- dharmām -
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dharmā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- seveta -
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√sev (verb class 1)[optative middle third single]
- pramādena -
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pramāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vaset -
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√vas (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “mithyā dṛṣṭiṃ na roceta na bhavel loka vardhanaḥ ”
- mithyā* -
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mithya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dṛṣṭim -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- roceta -
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√ruc (verb class 1)[optative middle third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavel -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vardhanaḥ -
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vardhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]