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)

किन्नराश्च महावीराः खगामिनो महर्द्धिकाः ।
ते ऽपि सर्वे निरुत्साहाः काले यान्ति यमालयं ॥ ४५ ॥ {४४}

kinnarāśca mahāvīrāḥ khagāmino maharddhikāḥ |
te 'pi sarve nirutsāhāḥ kāle yānti yamālayaṃ || 45 || {44}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 30.45 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 (30.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kinnara, Mahavira, Khaga, Ina, Maharddhika, Tad, Yushmad, Api, Sarva, Nirutsaha, Kale, Kala, Yantin, Yanti, Yamalaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 30.45). 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: “kinnarāśca mahāvīrāḥ khagāmino maharddhikāḥ
  • kinnarāś -
  • kinnara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kinnarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāvīrāḥ -
  • mahāvīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāvīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • khagām -
  • khagā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ino* -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maharddhikāḥ -
  • maharddhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    maharddhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “te 'pi sarve nirutsāhāḥ kāle yānti yamālayaṃ || 45 |
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nirutsāhāḥ -
  • nirutsāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirutsāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yamālayam -
  • yamālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 45
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