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).

शमितं येन पापं स्याद् अणु स्थूलं हि सर्वशः ।
शमितत्वात् तु पापानां श्रमणो हि निरुच्यते ॥ १४ ॥

śamitaṃ yena pāpaṃ syād aṇu sthūlaṃ hi sarvaśaḥ |
śamitatvāt tu pāpānāṃ śramaṇo hi nirucyate || 14 ||

The English translation of Verse 11.14 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 (11.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shamita, Yena, Yah, Yat, Papam, Papa, Syat, Sya, Anu, Sthula, Sarvashah, Tva, Shramana, Nih, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.14). 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: “śamitaṃ yena pāpaṃ syād aṇu sthūlaṃ hi sarvaśaḥ
  • śamitam -
  • śamita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śamita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śamitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śam]
    śam -> śamitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śam], [accusative single from √śam]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • aṇu -
  • aṇu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthūlam -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “śamitatvāt tu pāpānāṃ śramaṇo hi nirucyate
  • śamita -
  • śamita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śamita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śam]
  • 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]
  • śramaṇo* -
  • śramaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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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