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)

यदस्मै दीयते किञ्चिदपि तत्फलमुत्तमं ।
अप्रमेयमसंख्येयं महत्ख्यातं श्रुतं मया ॥ २३ ॥ {२३}

yadasmai dīyate kiñcidapi tatphalamuttamaṃ |
aprameyamasaṃkhyeyaṃ mahatkhyātaṃ śrutaṃ mayā || 23 || {23}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 34.23 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 (34.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Idam, Kincid, Kincit, Api, Tatphala, Uttamam, Uttama, Aprameya, Asankhyeya, Mahat, Khyata, Shrut, Shruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 34.23). 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: “yadasmai dīyate kiñcidapi tatphalamuttamaṃ
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asmai -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • kiñcid -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tatphalam -
  • tatphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “aprameyamasaṃkhyeyaṃ mahatkhyātaṃ śrutaṃ mayā || 23 |
  • aprameyam -
  • aprameya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aprameya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aprameyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asaṅkhyeyam -
  • asaṅkhyeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asaṅkhyeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asaṅkhyeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • khyātam -
  • khyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • mayā* -
  • Cannot analyse 23
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