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 37.38

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अन्ये ऽपि बहवः प्रेष्याः पालनीया दिवानिशं ।
अर्थिनो याचकाश्च बहवो नित्यमागताः ।
कथं तान्स्तोषयिष्यामि क्रमात्क्षीणा हि संपदः ॥ ३८ ॥ {३८}

anye 'pi bahavaḥ preṣyāḥ pālanīyā divāniśaṃ |
arthino yācakāśca bahavo nityamāgatāḥ |
kathaṃ tānstoṣayiṣyāmi kramātkṣīṇā hi saṃpadaḥ || 38 || {38}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.38 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 (37.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anya, Api, Bahu, Bahava, Preshya, Palaniya, Divanisham, Arthin, Arthi, Yacaka, Nityam, Nitya, Agata, Katham, Katha, Kramat, Krama, Kshina, Sampad, Sampada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.38). 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: “anye 'pi bahavaḥ preṣyāḥ pālanīyā divāniśaṃ ”
anye' -
anya (noun, neuter)

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

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
bahavaḥ -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
preṣyāḥ -
preṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

preṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√preṣ -> preṣya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]

√preṣ -> preṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]
pālanīyā* -
pālanīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pālanīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pāl -> pālanīya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pāl class 10 verb]

√pāl -> pālanīyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pāl class 10 verb]

√pā -> pālanīya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pā], [vocative plural from √pā]

√pā -> pālanīyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pā], [vocative plural from √pā], [accusative plural from √pā]
divāniśam -
divāniśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “arthino yācakāśca bahavo nityamāgatāḥ ”
arthino* -
arthin (noun, masculine)

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

arthin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

arthī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
yācakāś -
yācaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bahavo* -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āgatāḥ -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “kathaṃ tānstoṣayiṣyāmi kramātkṣīṇā hi saṃpadaḥ || 38 |”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse tānstoṣayiṣyāmi*kr
kramāt -
kramāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kṣīṇā* -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sampadaḥ -
sampad (noun, feminine)

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

sampada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 38

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021