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 36.74

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यत्स्वजीवे न पक्ष्यैवं किमर्थे दातुमिछसि ।
स्वकायजीवरक्षार्थं दानादि पुण्यसाधनं ॥ ७४ ॥ {७३}

yatsvajīve na pakṣyaivaṃ kimarthe dātumichasi |
svakāyajīvarakṣārthaṃ dānādi puṇyasādhanaṃ || 74 || {73}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.74 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (36.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Ajiva, Pakshya, Pakshi, Evam, Eva, Kimartha, Datu, Svaka, Svakaya, Jiva, Jivan, Rakshartha, Daman, Dana, Punya, Sadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.74). 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: “yatsvajīve na pakṣyaivaṃ kimarthe dātumichasi ”
yatsva -
yat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √i class 2 verb]
ajīve -
ajīva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ajīva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ajīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pakṣyai -
pakṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pakṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pakṣ -> pakṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pakṣ]

√pakṣ -> pakṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pakṣ]

pakṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pakṣ -> pakṣya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pakṣ class 10 verb]

√pakṣ -> pakṣya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pakṣ class 10 verb]

√pakṣ -> pakṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pakṣ class 10 verb]

pakṣī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

pakṣī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

√pakṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative passive first single]

√pakṣ (verb class 10)

[imperative passive first single]
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]
kimarthe -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dātu -
dātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dātu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dātu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√dā (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
michasi -
√mich (verb class 6)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “svakāyajīvarakṣārthaṃ dānādi puṇyasādhanaṃ || 74 |”
svakāya -
svakāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svakāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svaka (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

svaka (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
jīva -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rakṣārtham -
rakṣārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rakṣārtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dānā -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√dān (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
puṇya -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √puṇ]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
sādhanam -
sādhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhana (noun, neuter)

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

sādhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse 74

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021