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)

तेषामेव हि संसारे सुसारं जीवितं खलु ।
ये कृत्वा दानपुण्यानि स्वयं सौख्यं च भुंजते ॥ ४७ ॥ {४५}

teṣāmeva hi saṃsāre susāraṃ jīvitaṃ khalu |
ye kṛtvā dānapuṇyāni svayaṃ saukhyaṃ ca bhuṃjate || 47 || {45}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.47 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 (3.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Eva, Samsara, Samsari, Susara, Jivita, Khalu, Yah, Yat, Kritva, Kritvan, Danapunya, Svayam, Saukhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.47). 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: “teṣāmeva hi saṃsāre susāraṃ jīvitaṃ khalu
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃsāre -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • susāram -
  • susāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    susāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    susārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ye kṛtvā dānapuṇyāni svayaṃ saukhyaṃ ca bhuṃjate || 47 |
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dānapuṇyāni -
  • dānapuṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saukhyam -
  • saukhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuñjate -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 47
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