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)

केषां चिद्धीयते संपद् रक्षितापि प्रयत्नतः ।
केषां चित्सुस्थिरा संपत्केषां चिद्वल अस्थिरा ॥ ११७ ॥ {१६}

keṣāṃ ciddhīyate saṃpad rakṣitāpi prayatnataḥ |
keṣāṃ citsusthirā saṃpatkeṣāṃ cidvala asthirā || 117 || {16}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.117 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 (12.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Iyat, Iyata, Sampad, Sampat, Rakshitri, Rakshita, Api, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas, Cit, Sthira, Vala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.117). 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: “keṣāṃ ciddhīyate saṃpad rakṣitāpi prayatnataḥ
  • keṣām -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ciddhī -
  • cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • sampad -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rakṣitā -
  • rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rakṣ]
    rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “keṣāṃ citsusthirā saṃpatkeṣāṃ cidvala asthirā || 117 |
  • keṣām -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • citsu -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sthirā -
  • sthirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sampat -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • keṣām -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vala -
  • vala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    val (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asthirā* -
  • Cannot analyse 117
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