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).

यत् तु रोचयति क्रुद्धो दुष्कृतं सुकृतं त्व् इति ।
पश्चात् स विगते क्रोधे स्पृष्ट्वाग्निम् इव तप्यते ॥ ४ ॥

yat tu rocayati kruddho duṣkṛtaṃ sukṛtaṃ tv iti |
paścāt sa vigate krodhe spṛṣṭvāgnim iva tapyate || 4 ||

The English translation of Verse 20.4 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 (20.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Rocayat, Kruddha, Dushkrit, Dushkrita, Sukrit, Sukrita, Iti, Pashcat, Pashca, Vigata, Vigati, Krodha, Agni, Iva, Tapyati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yat tu rocayati kruddho duṣkṛtaṃ sukṛtaṃ tv iti
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rocayati -
  • ruc -> rocayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ruc]
    ruc -> rocayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ruc]
    ruc (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • kruddho* -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • duṣkṛtam -
  • duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sukṛtam -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse tv*it
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “paścāt sa vigate krodhe spṛṣṭvāgnim iva tapyate
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vigate -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vigatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vigati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vigati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • krodhe -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    krodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • spṛṣṭvā -
  • spṛś -> spṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √spṛś]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tapyate -
  • tapyati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
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