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)

किमम्बास्ति त्वया शक्तिरपि दानेषु सांप्रतं ।
यदीछसि सदा भद्रं कुरु दानमिहाधुना ॥ २२३ ॥ {२३}

kimambāsti tvayā śaktirapi dāneṣu sāṃprataṃ |
yadīchasi sadā bhadraṃ kuru dānamihādhunā || 223 || {23}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 24.223 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 (24.223). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Amba, Asti, Tva, Yushmad, Shakti, Api, Dana, Sampratam, Samprata, Sada, Bhadram, Bhadra, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 24.223). 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: “kimambāsti tvayā śaktirapi dāneṣu sāṃprataṃ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ambā -
  • amba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ambā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    amb (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaktir -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dāneṣu -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sāmpratam -
  • sāmpratam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmprata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmprata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmpratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yadīchasi sadā bhadraṃ kuru dānamihādhunā || 223 |
  • Cannot analyse yadīchasi*sa
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhunā* -
  • Cannot analyse 223
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