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)

सत्यं विना न फुल्लन्ते पुण्यानि प्रकृतान्यपि ।
म्लानिभूतानि नश्यन्ते शस्यानीवामृतं विना ॥ १४५ ॥ {४५}

satyaṃ vinā na phullante puṇyāni prakṛtānyapi |
mlānibhūtāni naśyante śasyānīvāmṛtaṃ vinā || 145 || {45}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.145 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 (10.145). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satyam, Satya, Vina, Punya, Prakrita, Api, Bhuta, Bhutani, Shasya, Iva, Amrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.145). 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: “satyaṃ vinā na phullante puṇyāni prakṛtānyapi
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phullante -
  • phull (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • puṇyāni -
  • puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • prakṛtānya -
  • prakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “mlānibhūtāni naśyante śasyānīvāmṛtaṃ vinā || 145 |
  • mlāni -
  • mlāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mlā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • naśyante -
  • naś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present passive third plural]
    naś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • śasyānī -
  • śasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs -> śasya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vinā* -
  • Cannot analyse 145
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