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)

को ऽन्यत्र मानुषा देहाद्दानं कर्तुं प्रशक्नुयात् ।
इत्याप्यहं समीक्ष्यात्र दातुमिछे कजामपि ॥ ४४ ॥ {४३}

ko 'nyatra mānuṣā dehāddānaṃ kartuṃ praśaknuyāt |
ityāpyahaṃ samīkṣyātra dātumiche kajāmapi || 44 || {43}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.44 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 (36.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Anyatra, Manusha, Deha, Dana, Kartu, Pra, Iti, Itya, Api, Apya, Aha, Asmad, Samikshya, Datu, Kaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.44). 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: “ko 'nyatra mānuṣā dehāddānaṃ kartuṃ praśaknuyāt
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānuṣā* -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dehād -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śaknuyāt -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ityāpyahaṃ samīkṣyātra dātumiche kajāmapi || 44 |
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āpya -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √i]
    āp -> āpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √āp]
    i -> āpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • samīkṣyāt -
  • samīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dātu -
  • dātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • miche -
  • mich (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • kajām -
  • kajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse 44
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