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)

तदयं पुरुषश्चापि कथं सुस्थो भविष्यति ।
केन संधार्यते लोकैर्विहीने भोग्यसंचये ॥ २५ ॥ {२५}

tadayaṃ puruṣaścāpi kathaṃ sustho bhaviṣyati |
kena saṃdhāryate lokairvihīne bhogyasaṃcaye || 25 || {25}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.25 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 (3.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Yah, Purusha, Capin, Capi, Katham, Katha, Sustha, Bhavishyat, Kena, Kah, Kim, Sandharya, Tad, Yushmad, Loka, Vihina, Bhogin, Bhogya, Asancaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.25). 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: “tadayaṃ puruṣaścāpi kathaṃ sustho bhaviṣyati
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • puruṣaś -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sustho* -
  • sustha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “kena saṃdhāryate lokairvihīne bhogyasaṃcaye || 25 |
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sandhārya -
  • sandhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • lokair -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vihīne -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vihīna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vihīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhogya -
  • bhogin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhogin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhogya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhogya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asañcaye -
  • asañcaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asañcaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    asañcayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 25
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