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 20.43

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धिक्कायं जीवितं चापि येन पुण्यं न साध्यते ।
पुण्यमेव भवे सारं सर्वत्र सत्सुखप्रदं ॥ ४३ ॥ {३३}

dhikkāyaṃ jīvitaṃ cāpi yena puṇyaṃ na sādhyate |
puṇyameva bhave sāraṃ sarvatra satsukhapradaṃ || 43 || {33}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.43 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 (20.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhikka, Aya, Idam, Jivita, Capin, Capi, Yena, Yah, Yat, Punya, Sadhyata, Sadhyat, Eva, Bhava, Bhu, Sara, Sarvatra, Sat, Sad, Kha, Prada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.43). 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: “dhikkāyaṃ jīvitaṃ cāpi yena puṇyaṃ na sādhyate ”
dhikkā -
dhikka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhikkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
puṇyam -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

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

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādhyate -
sādhyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√sādh -> sādhyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]

√sādh -> sādhyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]

√sādh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√sādh (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√sādh (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√sidh (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “puṇyameva bhave sāraṃ sarvatra satsukhapradaṃ || 43 |”
puṇyam -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

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

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sāram -
sāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāra (noun, neuter)

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

sārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sṛ]

√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sṛ]
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
satsu -
sat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

sad (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
kha -
kha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradam -
prada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prada (noun, neuter)

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

pradā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse 43

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021