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)

तीव्रदुःखानि तप्तानि प्रलपन्ति विहायसि ।
विभ्रमन्ति सदा क्वापि किञ्चि स्थितिं न लेभिरे ॥ २३ ॥ {२३}

tīvraduḥkhāni taptāni pralapanti vihāyasi |
vibhramanti sadā kvāpi kiñci sthitiṃ na lebhire || 23 || {23}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.23 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 (16.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tivra, Duhkha, Tapta, Pra, Lapat, Lapanti, Vihayas, Vibhramat, Sada, Sad, Kva, Api, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.23). 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: “tīvraduḥkhāni taptāni pralapanti vihāyasi
  • tīvra -
  • tīvra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tīvra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkhāni -
  • duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taptāni -
  • tapta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tap class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tap class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tap class 4 verb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • lapanti -
  • lap -> lapat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √lap class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lap class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lap class 1 verb]
    lap -> lapantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √lap class 1 verb]
    lap (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • vihāyasi -
  • vihāyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vihāyas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vibhramanti sadā kvāpi kiñci sthitiṃ na lebhire || 23 |
  • vibhramanti -
  • vibhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kvā -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse kiñci*st
  • sthitim -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lebhire -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 23
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