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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)
Verse 14.121
यदस्माभिः पुरा पुण्यं किं चिद्वापि न साधितं ।
तेनास्यात्र वयं सर्वे दुःखिनो नीचवृत्तयः ॥ १२१ ॥ {२१}
yadasmābhiḥ purā puṇyaṃ kiṃ cidvāpi na sādhitaṃ |
tenāsyātra vayaṃ sarve duḥkhino nīcavṛttayaḥ || 121 || {21}
The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.121 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 (14.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yat, Yad, Asmad, Pura, Pur, Punya, Kim, Cit, Vapi, Vapin, Sadhita, Tad, Tena, Asya, Vaya, Sarva, Duhkhin, Duhkhi, Nica, Vritti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “yadasmābhiḥ purā puṇyaṃ kiṃ cidvāpi na sādhitaṃ ”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asmābhiḥ -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- puṇyam -
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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]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cid -
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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]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhitam -
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sādhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sidh -> sādhita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
- Line 2: “tenāsyātra vayaṃ sarve duḥkhino nīcavṛttayaḥ || 121 |”
- tenā -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- āsyāt -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √as]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- duḥkhino* -
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duḥkhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]duḥkhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]duḥkhī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nīca -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttayaḥ -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Cannot analyse 121