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)

यदि न दीयते ऽनुज्ञां दानविघ्नफलं लाभेः ।
ततो ते दुष्कृतिर्जायात्ततो हि दुर्गतिं व्रजेः ॥ ५६ ॥ {५५}

yadi na dīyate 'nujñāṃ dānavighnaphalaṃ lābheḥ |
tato te duṣkṛtirjāyāttato hi durgatiṃ vrajeḥ || 56 || {55}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.56 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 (36.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Anujna, Danavi, Ghna, Phala, Labha, Tad, Yushmad, Dushkriti, Jaya, Atta, Tas, Durgati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.56). 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: “yadi na dīyate 'nujñāṃ dānavighnaphalaṃ lābheḥ
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • anujñām -
  • anujñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dānavi -
  • dānavī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ghna -
  • ghna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lābhe -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tato te duṣkṛtirjāyāttato hi durgatiṃ vrajeḥ || 56 |
  • tato -
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • duṣkṛtir -
  • duṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    duṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāyā -
  • jan -> jāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jan]
    jan -> jāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jan]
    jan -> jāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jan]
    jan -> jāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jan]
    ja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    jāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • atta -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajeḥ -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse 56
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