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)

कुत्रापि दृश्यते नात्र पानीयं निर्जने वने ।
ततो दूरतरं गत्वा जलमन्वेषितुं भ्रमे ॥ ३८२ ॥ {८३}

kutrāpi dṛśyate nātra pānīyaṃ nirjane vane |
tato dūrataraṃ gatvā jalamanveṣituṃ bhrame || 382 || {83}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.382 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 (38.382). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kutrapi, Drishyata, Paniya, Nirjana, Vana, Vani, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dura, Tara, Jala, Bhrama, Bhrami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.382). 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: “kutrāpi dṛśyate nātra pānīyaṃ nirjane vane
  • kutrāpi -
  • kutrāpi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kutrāpi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pānīyam -
  • pānīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pānīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pānīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • nirjane -
  • nirjana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tato dūrataraṃ gatvā jalamanveṣituṃ bhrame || 382 |
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • dūra -
  • dūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anveṣitum -
  • anviṣ -> anveṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √anviṣ]
    anviṣ -> anveṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √anviṣ]
  • bhrame -
  • bhrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhrami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    bhrami (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse 382
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