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 18.139

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भगवन् किं पुरानेन धनिकेन वृषं कृतं ।
कुत्र कथं कदैतन्नः सर्वमाख्यातुमर्हति ॥ १३९ ॥ {४०}

bhagavan kiṃ purānena dhanikena vṛṣaṃ kṛtaṃ |
kutra kathaṃ kadaitannaḥ sarvamākhyātumarhati || 139 || {40}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.139 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 (18.139). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Kim, Pura, Dhanika, Vrisha, Krit, Krita, Kutra, Katham, Katha, Kada, Etad, Asmad, Sarvam, Sarva, Akhya, Uma, Rihat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.139). 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: “bhagavan kiṃ purānena dhanikena vṛṣaṃ kṛtaṃ ”
bhagavan -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
purān -
pura (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ena -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
dhanikena -
dhanika (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dhanika (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vṛṣam -
vṛṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛṣa (noun, neuter)

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

vṛṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vṛṣan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vṛṣan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
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]
Line 2: “kutra kathaṃ kadaitannaḥ sarvamākhyātumarhati || 139 |”
kutra -
kutra (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
kadai -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
etan -
etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ākhyāt -
ākhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
umar -
uma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

umā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first plural]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first plural]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first plural]
ṛhati -
ṛhat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛhat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Cannot analyse 139

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021