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).

पूति मत्स्यान् कुशाग्रेण यो नरो ह्य् उपनह्यते ।
कुशापि पूतिका वान्ति ह्य् एवं पापोपसेवनाः ॥ ७ ॥

pūti matsyān kuśāgreṇa yo naro hy upanahyate |
kuśāpi pūtikā vānti hy evaṃ pāpopasevanāḥ || 7 ||

The English translation of Verse 25.7 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 (25.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Puti, Matsya, Kushagra, Yah, Upa, Nahyat, Kusha, Api, Putika, Vat, Vanti, Evam, Eva, Papa, Upasevana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.7). 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: “pūti matsyān kuśāgreṇa yo naro hy upanahyate
  • pūti -
  • pūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pūti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • matsyān -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kuśāgreṇa -
  • kuśāgra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kuśāgra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naro* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*up
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • nahyate -
  • nah -> nahyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √nah class 4 verb]
    nah -> nahyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √nah class 4 verb]
    nah (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “kuśāpi pūtikā vānti hy evaṃ pāpopasevanāḥ
  • kuśā -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pūtikā* -
  • pūtika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūtikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vānti -
  • vānti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāntī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ev
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāpo -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upasevanā -
  • upasevana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
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