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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 5.30
ततो मे निष्फलं जन्म मानुष्ये व्यर्थमेव हि ।
किं ममानेन देहेन सर्वथैकान्तनाशिना ॥ ३० ॥ {३०}
tato me niṣphalaṃ janma mānuṣye vyarthameva hi |
kiṃ mamānena dehena sarvathaikāntanāśinā || 30 || {30}
The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 5.30 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 (5.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Asmad, Nishphala, Janma, Janman, Manushya, Vyartham, Vyartha, Eva, Kim, Mamana, Deha, Sarvatha, Ekanta, Nashin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 5.30). 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: “tato me niṣphalaṃ janma mānuṣye vyarthameva hi ”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- niṣphalam -
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niṣphala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niṣphala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niṣphalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mānuṣye -
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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]
- vyartham -
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vyartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vyartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “kiṃ mamānena dehena sarvathaikāntanāśinā || 30 |”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mamānena -
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√mā -> mamāna (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √mā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √mā class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √mā class 4 verb]√mā -> mamāna (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √mā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √mā class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √mā class 4 verb]√mā -> mamāna (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √mā class 1 verb]√mā -> mamāna (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √mā class 1 verb]
- dehena -
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deha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]deha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvathai -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ekānta -
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ekānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāśinā -
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nāśin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]nāśin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse 30