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)

यश्चाप्येव कलौ काले सद्धर्मान्तर्हिते तथा ।
निस्नेहस्वासुकायो यः सद्धर्मं श्रावयेत्परान् ॥ ९६४ ॥ {१}

yaścāpyeva kalau kāle saddharmāntarhite tathā |
nisnehasvāsukāyo yaḥ saddharmaṃ śrāvayetparān || 964 || {1}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.964 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 (38.964). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Capin, Capya, Capi, Eva, Kala, Kali, Kale, Saddharma, Tatha, Snehan, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.964). 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: “yaścāpyeva kalau kāle saddharmāntarhite tathā
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpye -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [dative single]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ci], [vocative dual from √ci], [accusative dual from √ci], [locative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ci], [vocative single from √ci], [vocative dual from √ci], [accusative dual from √ci]
    ci (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saddharmān -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarhite -
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nisnehasvāsukāyo yaḥ saddharmaṃ śrāvayetparān || 964 |
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • snehasvā -
  • snehan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • āsukāyo -
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saddharmam -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śrāvayet -
  • śru (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • parān -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 964
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