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)

एवंजीवो न शोभे ऽहं धिग्प्रवादाग्निदग्धितः ।
कथं मे शाम्यते दुःखं येनाहं परिखेदितः ॥ ७९ ॥ {(७८)}

evaṃjīvo na śobhe 'haṃ dhigpravādāgnidagdhitaḥ |
kathaṃ me śāmyate duḥkhaṃ yenāhaṃ parikheditaḥ || 79 || {(78)}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.79 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 (12.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Jiva, Shobha, Aha, Asmad, Katham, Katha, Shamyata, Shamyat, Duhkham, Duhkha, Yena, Yah, Yat, Parikhedita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.79). 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: “evaṃjīvo na śobhe 'haṃ dhigpravādāgnidagdhitaḥ
  • evañ -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jīvo* -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhe' -
  • śobha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śobha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śobhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse dhigpravādāgnidagdhitaḥ
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ me śāmyate duḥkhaṃ yenāhaṃ parikheditaḥ || 79 |
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • śāmyate -
  • śāmyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • parikheditaḥ -
  • parikhedita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 79
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