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 19.40

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कामभोगमधर्मेण नैव भुंज्यात्कदा चन ।
मृषावादं कदाप्यत्र नैव ब्रूयात्कथं चन ॥ ४० ॥ {३९}

kāmabhogamadharmeṇa naiva bhuṃjyātkadā cana |
mṛṣāvādaṃ kadāpyatra naiva brūyātkathaṃ cana || 40 || {39}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.40 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 (19.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kamabhoga, Adharma, Naiva, Cana, Mrishavada, Kada, Api, Apya, Atra, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.40). 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: “kāmabhogamadharmeṇa naiva bhuṃjyātkadā cana ”
kāmabhogam -
kāmabhoga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
adharmeṇa -
adharma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse bhuñjyātkadā*ca
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “mṛṣāvādaṃ kadāpyatra naiva brūyātkathaṃ cana || 40 |”
mṛṣāvādam -
mṛṣāvāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mṛṣāvāda (noun, neuter)

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

mṛṣāvādā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kadā -
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]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
brūyāt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[optative active third 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]
cana* -
Cannot analyse 40

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021