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)

सर्वास्ता मिलिता मर्त्यलोके गंतुं समिप्सवः ।
किमिदानीं मनुष्याणामवस्थेति समीक्षिरे ॥ ३२ ॥ {३२}

sarvāstā militā martyaloke gaṃtuṃ samipsavaḥ |
kimidānīṃ manuṣyāṇāmavastheti samīkṣire || 32 || {32}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.32 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 (38.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saru, Sarva, Tas, Milita, Martyaloka, Gantu, Kimi, Dani, Manushya, Avastha, Iti, Samin, Sami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.32). 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: “sarvāstā militā martyaloke gaṃtuṃ samipsavaḥ
  • sarvās -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • militā* -
  • milita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    militā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mil -> milita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mil class 6 verb]
    mil -> militā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mil class 6 verb]
  • martyaloke -
  • martyaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gantum -
  • gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse samipsavaḥ
  • Line 2: “kimidānīṃ manuṣyāṇāmavastheti samīkṣire || 32 |
  • kimi -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dānīm -
  • dānī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • manuṣyāṇām -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • avasthe -
  • avastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    avasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samī -
  • samin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    samī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    samī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īkṣire -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 32
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