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 8.51

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वितर्को ऽकुशलश्चौरः शिलं धनं सतां मतं ।
ते एव मुषिता लोके यैः शीलं विनिपातितं ॥ ५१ ॥ {५१}

vitarko 'kuśalaścauraḥ śilaṃ dhanaṃ satāṃ mataṃ |
te eva muṣitā loke yaiḥ śīlaṃ vinipātitaṃ || 51 || {51}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.51 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 (8.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vitarka, Akushala, Caura, Cauras, Shila, Dhana, Sat, Mata, Tad, Yushmad, Eva, Mushita, Loka, Yah, Yat, Shil, Vinipatita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.51). 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: “vitarko 'kuśalaścauraḥ śilaṃ dhanaṃ satāṃ mataṃ ”
vitarko' -
vitarka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
akuśalaś -
akuśala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cauraḥ -
cauras (noun, neuter)

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

caura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śilam -
śila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhanam -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
satām -
sat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
matam -
mata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mata (noun, neuter)

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

matā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
Line 2: “te eva muṣitā loke yaiḥ śīlaṃ vinipātitaṃ || 51 |”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
muṣitā* -
muṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

muṣitā (noun, feminine)

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

√muṣ -> muṣita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb]

√muṣ -> muṣitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
yaiḥ -
ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śīlam -
śīla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śīla (noun, neuter)

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

śīlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śīl (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vinipātitam -
vinipātita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vinipātita (noun, neuter)

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

vinipātitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse 51

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021