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)

नाग्निभिर्दह्यते कर्म वायुभिश्च न शुष्यते ।
जलैश्च क्लिद्यते नापि क्षीयते नापि भूमिषु ॥ २१९ ॥ {७}

nāgnibhirdahyate karma vāyubhiśca na śuṣyate |
jalaiśca klidyate nāpi kṣīyate nāpi bhūmiṣu || 219 || {7}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.219 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 (9.219). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Agni, Karman, Vayu, Shushyat, Jala, Klidyat, Api, Bhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.219). 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: “nāgnibhirdahyate karma vāyubhiśca na śuṣyate
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnibhir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dahyate -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāyubhiś -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāyu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • śuṣyate -
  • śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    śuṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “jalaiśca klidyate nāpi kṣīyate nāpi bhūmiṣu || 219 |
  • jalaiś -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • klidyate -
  • klid -> klidyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √klid class 4 verb]
    klid -> klidyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √klid class 4 verb]
    klid (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣīyate -
  • kṣai (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhūmiṣu -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 219
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