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)

तेनापि न संतुष्टा बुभुक्षिता प्रवर्द्धते ।
तद्भवांस्तं जगद्विज्ञं पृछता मत्पुराकृतं ॥ ३० ॥ {३०}

tenāpi na saṃtuṣṭā bubhukṣitā pravarddhate |
tadbhavāṃstaṃ jagadvijñaṃ pṛchatā matpurākṛtaṃ || 30 || {30}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.30 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 (23.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Api, Santushta, Bubhukshita, Prava, Riddha, Yushmad, Tadbhava, Jagat, Vijna, Asmad, Purakrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.30). 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: “tenāpi na saṃtuṣṭā bubhukṣitā pravarddhate
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santuṣṭā* -
  • santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santuṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bubhukṣitā -
  • bubhukṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhuj -> bubhukṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhuj]
    bhuj (verb class 0)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddha -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tadbhavāṃstaṃ jagadvijñaṃ pṛchatā matpurākṛtaṃ || 30 |
  • tadbhavāṃs -
  • tadbhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jagad -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vijñam -
  • vijña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse pṛchatā*ma
  • mat -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • purākṛtam -
  • purākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 30
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