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)

Verse 5.28

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मानुष्ये लभ्यमाने ऽपि क्षणं संपत्सुदुर्ल्लभा ।
नरैरप्यक्षणप्राप्तैः कथं बुद्धे ऽनुसेव्यते ॥ २८ ॥ {२८}

mānuṣye labhyamāne 'pi kṣaṇaṃ saṃpatsudurllabhā |
narairapyakṣaṇaprāptaiḥ kathaṃ buddhe 'nusevyate || 28 || {28}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 5.28 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manushya, Labhyamana, Api, Kshanam, Kshana, Nara, Apya, Akshana, Prapta, Katham, Katha, Buddha, Buddhi, Anu, Sevyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 5.28). 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: “mānuṣye labhyamāne 'pi kṣaṇaṃ saṃpatsudurllabhā ”
mānuṣye -
mānuṣya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mānuṣya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mānuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
labhyamāne' -
√labh -> labhyamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [locative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √labh class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse sampatsudurllabhā
Line 2: “narairapyakṣaṇaprāptaiḥ kathaṃ buddhe 'nusevyate || 28 |”
narair -
nara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

nara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
akṣaṇa -
akṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāptaiḥ -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
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]
buddhe' -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

buddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

buddhi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sevyate -
sevyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√sev (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√sīv (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
Cannot analyse 28

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021