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)

किं वानया पुराकर्म कृतं कुत्र कदा कथं ।
सूत्रान्तभागकर्तॄणां येनाग्रेयं भवत्यपि ॥ १४२ ॥ {४३}

kiṃ vānayā purākarma kṛtaṃ kutra kadā kathaṃ |
sūtrāntabhāgakartṝṇāṃ yenāgreyaṃ bhavatyapi || 142 || {43}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.142 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 (17.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Vana, Pura, Pur, Akarman, Akarma, Krit, Krita, Kutra, Kada, Katham, Katha, Sutranta, Bhaga, Kartri, Yena, Yah, Yat, Agreya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.142). 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 vānayā purākarma kṛtaṃ kutra kadā kathaṃ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vānayā -
  • vānā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    u -> vānā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √u class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √u class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √u class 5 verb]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akarma -
  • akarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    akarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akarma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akarma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • kutra -
  • kutra (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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]
  • Line 2: “sūtrāntabhāgakartṝṇāṃ yenāgreyaṃ bhavatyapi || 142 |
  • sūtrānta -
  • sūtrānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāga -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartṝṇām -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kartṛ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • agreyam -
  • agreya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agreya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavatya -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse 142
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