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)

किं न दहति सप्तार्चिः किं न भिनत्ति मारुतः ।
किं वा न क्लेदयंत्यापः किं न क्षीणं च भूमिषु ॥ ३६ ॥ {३६}

kiṃ na dahati saptārciḥ kiṃ na bhinatti mārutaḥ |
kiṃ vā na kledayaṃtyāpaḥ kiṃ na kṣīṇaṃ ca bhūmiṣu || 36 || {36}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.36 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 (8.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Saptarci, Saptarcis, Maruta, Var, Kledayat, Kledayanti, Apa, Apas, Kshina, Bhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.36). 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: “kiṃ na dahati saptārciḥ kiṃ na bhinatti mārutaḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dahati -
  • dahati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saptārciḥ -
  • saptārcis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    saptārcis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saptārci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhinatti -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [present active third single]
  • mārutaḥ -
  • māruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ na kledayaṃtyāpaḥ kiṃ na kṣīṇaṃ ca bhūmiṣu || 36 |
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kledayantyā -
  • klid -> kledayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √klid], [adverb from √klid]
    klid -> kledayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √klid], [nominative plural from √klid], [vocative dual from √klid], [vocative plural from √klid], [accusative dual from √klid], [accusative plural from √klid]
    klid -> kledayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √klid], [vocative single from √klid], [instrumental single from √klid]
    klid (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • āpaḥ -
  • āpas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣīṇam -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmiṣu -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 36
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