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 38.34

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अहो दुःखं मनुष्याणां यत्पापे निरता नराः ।
दरिद्रा निर्दयाः क्रूरा भवन्ति नरकामुखाः ॥ ३४ ॥ {३४}

aho duḥkhaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ yatpāpe niratā narāḥ |
daridrā nirdayāḥ krūrā bhavanti narakāmukhāḥ || 34 || {34}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.34 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 (38.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Duhkham, Duhkha, Manushya, Yat, Yad, Papa, Nirata, Nara, Daridra, Nirdaya, Krura, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Naraka, Amukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.34). 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: “aho duḥkhaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ yatpāpe niratā narāḥ ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manuṣyāṇām -
manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

manuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pāpe -
pāpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

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

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
niratā* -
nirata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
narāḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “daridrā nirdayāḥ krūrā bhavanti narakāmukhāḥ || 34 |”
daridrā* -
daridra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

daridrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nirdayāḥ -
nirdaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nirdayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
krūrā* -
krūra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

krūrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhavanti -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
narakā -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

naraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
amukhāḥ -
amukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

amukhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse 34

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021