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)

न मन्युर्विद्यते विप्र न त्वयापकृतं मयि ।
ममैव दैवया केन मांसीभूतं हि चीवरं ॥ १२० ॥ {१९}

na manyurvidyate vipra na tvayāpakṛtaṃ mayi |
mamaiva daivayā kena māṃsībhūtaṃ hi cīvaraṃ || 120 || {19}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.120 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 (19.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manyu, Vipra, Tva, Yushmad, Apakrit, Apakrita, Mayi, Asmad, Mama, Daiva, Kena, Kah, Kim, Mams, Mamsi, Bhuta, Civara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.120). 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: “na manyurvidyate vipra na tvayāpakṛtaṃ mayi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manyur -
  • manyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • apakṛtam -
  • apakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mayi -
  • mayī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “mamaiva daivayā kena māṃsībhūtaṃ hi cīvaraṃ || 120 |
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • daiva -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • māṃsī -
  • māṃsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    māṃs (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    māṃsi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    māṃsi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • cīvaram -
  • cīvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cīvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 120
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