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)

Verse 35.61

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तथास्माकमपि चात्र संसारे जन्म निस्फलं ।
संपदो ऽपि निरर्था हि त्रिरत्नभजनं विना ॥ ६१ ॥ {६१}

tathāsmākamapi cātra saṃsāre janma nisphalaṃ |
saṃpado 'pi nirarthā hi triratnabhajanaṃ vinā || 61 || {61}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.61 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 (35.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Asmaka, Asmad, Api, Samsara, Samsari, Janma, Janman, Sampad, Sampada, Nirartha, Triratna, Bhajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.61). 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: “tathāsmākamapi cātra saṃsāre janma nisphalaṃ ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmākam -
asmāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asmāka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmākā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃsāre -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃsāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saṃsāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
janma -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse nisphalam
Line 2: “saṃpado 'pi nirarthā hi triratnabhajanaṃ vinā || 61 |”
sampado' -
sampad (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sampada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nirarthā* -
nirartha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nirarthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
triratna -
triratna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhajanam -
bhajana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhajana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhajanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vinā* -
Cannot analyse 61

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021