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)

तदा नामापि मे लोके न कश्चन ग्रहीष्यति ।
यदर्थमेव संपत्तीः साधयामि प्रयत्नतः ॥ २७ ॥ {२७}

tadā nāmāpi me loke na kaścana grahīṣyati |
yadarthameva saṃpattīḥ sādhayāmi prayatnataḥ || 27 || {27}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.27 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 (10.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Naman, Api, Asmad, Loka, Kah, Cana, Grahishyat, Yadartha, Eva, Sampatti, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.27). 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: “tadā nāmāpi me loke na kaścana grahīṣyati
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāmā -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • grahīṣyati -
  • grah -> grahīṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> grahīṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grahīṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grahīṣyat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    grahīṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    grah (verb class 9)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “yadarthameva saṃpattīḥ sādhayāmi prayatnataḥ || 27 |
  • yadartham -
  • yadartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yadartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yadarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampattīḥ -
  • sampatti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sādhayāmi -
  • sidh (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 27
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