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).

अप्रमादं प्रशंसन्ति प्रमादो गर्हितः सदा ।
अप्रमादेन मघवान् देवानां श्रेष्ठतां गतः ॥ २४ ॥

apramādaṃ praśaṃsanti pramādo garhitaḥ sadā |
apramādena maghavān devānāṃ śreṣṭhatāṃ gataḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Verse 4.24 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 (4.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apramadam, Apramada, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Pramada, Garhita, Sada, Sad, Maghava, Maghavat, Deva, Shreshthata, Gat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.24). 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: “apramādaṃ praśaṃsanti pramādo garhitaḥ sadā
  • apramādam -
  • apramādam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apramāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apramāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apramādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praśaṃsanti -
  • praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pramādo* -
  • pramāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • garhitaḥ -
  • garhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apramādena maghavān devānāṃ śreṣṭhatāṃ gataḥ
  • apramādena -
  • apramāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    apramāda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • maghavān -
  • maghava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    maghavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    maghavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭhatām -
  • śreṣṭhatā (noun, feminine)
    [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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