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)

तदेतेषां ममैको ऽपि न विद्यते कथं चन ।
हा हतो ऽस्मि स्वदैवेन किं करोमि विखेदितः ॥ ८५ ॥ {८४}

tadeteṣāṃ mamaiko 'pi na vidyate kathaṃ cana |
hā hato 'smi svadaivena kiṃ karomi vikheditaḥ || 85 || {84}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.85 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 (12.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Tad, Asmad, Mama, Aika, Api, Katham, Katha, Cana, Hata, Hatu, Svada, Eva, Kim, Vikha, Dita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.85). 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: “tadeteṣāṃ mamaiko 'pi na vidyate kathaṃ cana
  • tade -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiko' -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • 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]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “ hato 'smi svadaivena kiṃ karomi vikheditaḥ || 85 |
  • hā* -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hato' -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hatu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • svadai -
  • svada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • evena -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karomi -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active first single]
  • vikhe -
  • vikha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vikha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ditaḥ -
  • dita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 85
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