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 15.79

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धर्मेण भूः स्थिरीभूता धर्मेण दीप्यते ऽनलः ।
धर्मेण चलते वायुर्धर्मेण वहते जलः ॥ ७९ ॥ {७९}

dharmeṇa bhūḥ sthirībhūtā dharmeṇa dīpyate 'nalaḥ |
dharmeṇa calate vāyurdharmeṇa vahate jalaḥ || 79 || {79}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.79 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (15.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharmena, Dharma, Bhu, Sthiribhuta, Anala, Calata, Vayu, Vahat, Vahata, Vahati, Jala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.79). 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: “dharmeṇa bhūḥ sthirībhūtā dharmeṇa dīpyate 'nalaḥ ”
dharmeṇa -
dharmeṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dharma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
bhūḥ -
bhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

bhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second single]
sthirībhūtā* -
sthirībhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dharmeṇa -
dharmeṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dharma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
dīpyate' -
√dīp (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
analaḥ -
anala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “dharmeṇa calate vāyurdharmeṇa vahate jalaḥ || 79 |”
dharmeṇa -
dharmeṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dharma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
calate -
calatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vāyur -
vāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
dharmeṇa -
dharmeṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dharma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
vahate -
vahat (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

vahata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vahati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
jalaḥ -
jala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 79

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021