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)

कस्यात्र जीवितं काये स्वेछया समवस्थितं ।
एवं विज्ञाय तातेमं मालां दित्सामि पुष्पवत् ॥ ४६ ॥ {४५}

kasyātra jīvitaṃ kāye svechayā samavasthitaṃ |
evaṃ vijñāya tātemaṃ mālāṃ ditsāmi puṣpavat || 46 || {45}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.46 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 (36.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Atra, Jivita, Kaya, Sva, Cha, Samavasthita, Evam, Eva, Vijna, Vijnaya, Tata, Tati, Idam, Mala, Pushpavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.46). 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: “kasyātra jīvitaṃ kāye svechayā samavasthitaṃ
  • kasyā -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • kāye -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • chayā -
  • chā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samavasthitam -
  • samavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samavasthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ vijñāya tātemaṃ mālāṃ ditsāmi puṣpavat || 46 |
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vijñāya -
  • vijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tāte -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mālām -
  • mālā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ditsāmi -
  • (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
  • puṣpavat -
  • puṣpavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    puṣpavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 46
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