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 ममानेन देहेन येनेदृशं मुनीश्वरं ।
प्राप्य किं चित्प्रदत्वापि पुण्यं प्राप्तुं न शक्यते ॥ १६ ॥ {१६}

kiṃ mamānena dehena yenedṛśaṃ munīśvaraṃ |
prāpya kiṃ citpradatvāpi puṇyaṃ prāptuṃ na śakyate || 16 || {16}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 22.16 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 (22.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Mamana, Deha, Yena, Yah, Yat, Idrish, Idrisha, Munishvara, Prapya, Cit, Prada, Tva, Yushmad, Api, Punya, Pra, Aptu, Shakyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 22.16). 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 mamānena dehena yenedṛśaṃ munīśvaraṃ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mamānena -
  • -> mamāna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mamāna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mamāna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> mamāna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
  • dehena -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yene -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • munīśvaram -
  • munīśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prāpya kiṃ citpradatvāpi puṇyaṃ prāptuṃ na śakyate || 16 |
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prada -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvā -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aptum -
  • aptu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    aptu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse 16
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