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)

पुण्यं न दहते वह्निर्भिनत्ति च न मारुतः ।
पुण्यं न क्लेदयंत्यापो नैव क्षीण्वंति भूमयः ॥ ५९ ॥ {५९}

puṇyaṃ na dahate vahnirbhinatti ca na mārutaḥ |
puṇyaṃ na kledayaṃtyāpo naiva kṣīṇvaṃti bhūmayaḥ || 59 || {59}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.59 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 (8.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punya, Dahati, Vahni, Maruta, Kledayat, Kledayanti, Apa, Apas, Naiva, Bhumaya, Bhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.59). 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: “puṇyaṃ na dahate vahnirbhinatti ca na mārutaḥ
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dahate -
  • dahati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vahnir -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhinatti -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mārutaḥ -
  • māruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “puṇyaṃ na kledayaṃtyāpo naiva kṣīṇvaṃti bhūmayaḥ || 59 |
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kledayantyā -
  • klid -> kledayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √klid], [adverb from √klid]
    klid -> kledayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √klid], [nominative plural from √klid], [vocative dual from √klid], [vocative plural from √klid], [accusative dual from √klid], [accusative plural from √klid]
    klid -> kledayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √klid], [vocative single from √klid], [instrumental single from √klid]
    klid (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • āpo* -
  • āpas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse kṣīṇvanti*bh
  • bhūmayaḥ -
  • bhūmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 59
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