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 17.95

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किं चाहं जरती वृद्धा तत्ते किं स्नेहता मयि ।
वृद्धया दुर्बलाङ्गात्र कार्ये किं नु प्रयोजनं ॥ ९५ ॥ {९४}

kiṃ cāhaṃ jaratī vṛddhā tatte kiṃ snehatā mayi |
vṛddhayā durbalāṅgātra kārye kiṃ nu prayojanaṃ || 95 || {94}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.95 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (17.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Aha, Asmad, Jarat, Jarati, Jaratin, Vriddha, Tat, Tad, Yushmad, Snehat, Mayi, Durbala, Anga, Karya, Prayojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.95). 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: “kiṃ cāhaṃ jaratī vṛddhā tatte kiṃ snehatā mayi ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
jaratī -
jaratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jarat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

jaratin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jṛ -> jarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jṛ class 1 verb]

√jṝ -> jarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb]

√jṝ -> jaratī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb]
vṛddhā -
vṛddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
snehatā -
√snih -> snehat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √snih class 1 verb]

√snih -> snehat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √snih class 1 verb]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
Line 2: “vṛddhayā durbalāṅgātra kārye kiṃ nu prayojanaṃ || 95 |”
vṛddhayā -
vṛddhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
durbalā -
durbala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

durbala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

durbalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅgāt -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kārye -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ], [locative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prayojanam -
prayojana (noun, neuter)

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

prayojanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse 95

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021