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).

अकुर्वन्न् अपि पापानि कुर्वाणम् उपसेवते ।
शङ्कितो भवति पापस्यावर्णश् चास्य वर्धते ॥ ९ ॥

akurvann api pāpāni kurvāṇam upasevate |
śaṅkito bhavati pāpasyāvarṇaś cāsya vardhate || 9 ||

The English translation of Verse 25.9 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 (25.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Papa, Kurvana, Upa, Shankita, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Avarna, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.9). 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: “akurvann api pāpāni kurvāṇam upasevate
  • akurvann -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pāpāni -
  • pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kurvāṇam -
  • kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kurvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kurvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sevate -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “śaṅkito bhavati pāpasyāvarṇaś cāsya vardhate
  • śaṅkito* -
  • śaṅkita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • pāpasyā -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • avarṇaś -
  • avarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vardhate -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
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