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 16.150

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एवं विज्ञाय मर्त्येन कर्त्तव्यं दानमर्थिने ।
दानेन सद्गतिं यायाददाता दुर्गतिं व्रजेत् ॥ १५० ॥ {३८}

evaṃ vijñāya martyena karttavyaṃ dānamarthine |
dānena sadgatiṃ yāyādadātā durgatiṃ vrajet || 150 || {38}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.150 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 (16.150). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Vijna, Vijnaya, Martya, Karttavya, Dana, Arthin, Arthi, Sadgati, Adatri, Durgati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.150). 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: “evaṃ vijñāya martyena karttavyaṃ dānamarthine ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vijñāya -
vijñāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vijñāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vijña (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vijña (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
martyena -
martya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

martya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karttavyam -
karttavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karttavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

karttavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
arthine -
arthin (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

arthin (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

arthī (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
Line 2: “dānena sadgatiṃ yāyādadātā durgatiṃ vrajet || 150 |”
dānena -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sadgatim -
sadgati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yāyād -
√yā (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
adātā -
adātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
durgatim -
durgati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

durgati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vrajet -
√vraj (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Cannot analyse 150

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021