Ratnamalavadana [sanskrit]

83,177 words | ISBN-10: 8172702957 | ISBN-13: 9788172702953

The Sanskrit edition of the Ratnamalavadana: a collection of Buddhist stories (avadana) belonging to the Mahayana tradition. Literally, “a garland of precious gems” or “a collection of edifying tales”, these 38 stories revolve around king Ashoka and the monk Upagupta. Original titles: Ratnamālāvadāna (रत्नमालावदान), Ratnamālā-āvadāna (रत्नमाला-आवदान, Ratnamala-avadana)

मानुष्यं दुर्लभं प्राप्य विद्युत्तरंगचंचलं ।
पापक्षये मतिः कार्या पुण्यार्थसाधनेषु च ॥ १४१ ॥ {३०}

mānuṣyaṃ durlabhaṃ prāpya vidyuttaraṃgacaṃcalaṃ |
pāpakṣaye matiḥ kāryā puṇyārthasādhaneṣu ca || 141 || {30}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.141 is contained in the book Ratnamalavadana by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.141). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manushya, Durlabha, Prapya, Vidyut, Taranga, Cancala, Papakshaya, Mati, Kari, Karya, Punya, Arthasadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.141). 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: “mānuṣyaṃ durlabhaṃ prāpya vidyuttaraṃgacaṃcalaṃ
  • mānuṣyam -
  • mānuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • durlabham -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyut -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taraṅga -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taraṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cañcalam -
  • cañcala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cañcala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cañcalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pāpakṣaye matiḥ kāryā puṇyārthasādhaneṣu ca || 141 |
  • pāpakṣaye -
  • pāpakṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryā -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • puṇyā -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • arthasādhaneṣu -
  • arthasādhana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 141
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