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).

कायेन कुशलं कुर्याद् वचसा कुशलं बहु ।
मनसा कुशलं कुर्याद् अप्रमाणं निरौपधिम् ॥ ५ ॥

kāyena kuśalaṃ kuryād vacasā kuśalaṃ bahu |
manasā kuśalaṃ kuryād apramāṇaṃ niraupadhim || 5 ||

The English translation of Verse 7.5 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 (7.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaya, Kushalam, Kushala, Vacas, Vacasa, Bahu, Manasa, Manas, Apramana, Nih, Upadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.5). 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: “kāyena kuśalaṃ kuryād vacasā kuśalaṃ bahu
  • kāyena -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kuśalam -
  • kuśalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • vacasā -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vacasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuśalam -
  • kuśalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “manasā kuśalaṃ kuryād apramāṇaṃ niraupadhim
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuśalam -
  • kuśalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • apramāṇam -
  • apramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upadhim -
  • upadhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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