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)

यदि बुद्धाद्विशिष्टो हि पूरणो ऽर्हं महामतिः ।
सर्वस्वं ते ममाधीनं दासश्चापि भवेः खलु ॥ ७९ ॥ {७९}

yadi buddhādviśiṣṭo hi pūraṇo 'rhaṃ mahāmatiḥ |
sarvasvaṃ te mamādhīnaṃ dāsaścāpi bhaveḥ khalu || 79 || {79}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.79 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 (26.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Buddha, Vishishta, Purana, Arha, Mahamati, Sarvasva, Tad, Yushmad, Asmad, Mama, Adhina, Dasa, Capin, Capi, Khalu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.79). 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: “yadi buddhādviśiṣṭo hi pūraṇo 'rhaṃ mahāmatiḥ
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • buddhād -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • viśiṣṭo* -
  • viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pūraṇo' -
  • pūraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arham -
  • arha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāmatiḥ -
  • mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvasvaṃ te mamādhīnaṃ dāsaścāpi bhaveḥ khalu || 79 |
  • sarvasvam -
  • sarvasva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvasvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • adhīnam -
  • adhīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dāsaś -
  • dāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaveḥ -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 79
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