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 तया प्रकृतं घोरं पातकमतिदारुणं ।
येनैवं दुःसहं दुःखं भुक्त्वा चरति साधुना ॥ ५१ ॥ {५१}

kiṃ tayā prakṛtaṃ ghoraṃ pātakamatidāruṇaṃ |
yenaivaṃ duḥsahaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhuktvā carati sādhunā || 51 || {51}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.51 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 (23.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Prakrita, Prakrit, Ghoram, Ghora, Pataka, Atidaruna, Yena, Yah, Yat, Evam, Eva, Duhsaha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Bhuktva, Sadhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.51). 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 tayā prakṛtaṃ ghoraṃ pātakamatidāruṇaṃ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prakṛtam -
  • prakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pātakam -
  • pātaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pātakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atidāruṇam -
  • atidāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atidāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atidāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yenaivaṃ duḥsahaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhuktvā carati sādhunā || 51 |
  • yenai -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥsaham -
  • duḥsaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥsaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥsahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhuktvā -
  • bhuktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sādhunā -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse 51
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