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)

अप्सरसो ऽपि दिव्यांगा यथाकाम सुखंचराः ।
ताश्चापि समये सर्वाश्च्युत्वा यांति यमालयं ॥ ५३ ॥ {५२}

apsaraso 'pi divyāṃgā yathākāma sukhaṃcarāḥ |
tāścāpi samaye sarvāścyutvā yāṃti yamālayaṃ || 53 || {52}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 30.53 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 (30.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apsaras, Apsarasa, Api, Divyanga, Yathakama, Sukham, Cara, Tas, Capin, Capi, Samaye, Samaya, Saru, Sarva, 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 30.53). 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: “apsaraso 'pi divyāṃgā yathākāma sukhaṃcarāḥ
  • apsaraso' -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    apsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • divyāṅgā* -
  • divyāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathākāma -
  • yathākāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yathākāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukhañ -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • carāḥ -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    carā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tāścāpi samaye sarvāścyutvā yāṃti yamālayaṃ || 53 |
  • tāś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • sarvāś -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cyutvā -
  • cyu -> cyutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cyu]
  • 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 53
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