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 दातुं समिछा ते ब्राह्मणायार्थिने सुते ।
तदन्यत्प्रार्थितं द्रव्यं प्रददस्व यथेप्सितं ॥ ३८ ॥ {३७}

yadi dātuṃ samichā te brāhmaṇāyārthine sute |
tadanyatprārthitaṃ dravyaṃ pradadasva yathepsitaṃ || 38 || {37}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.38 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 (36.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Datu, Sami, Cha, Tad, Yushmad, Brahmana, Arthin, Arthi, Sut, Suta, Suti, Dravya, Dravi, Prada, Sva, Svan, Yathepsita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.38). 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 dātuṃ samichā te brāhmaṇāyārthine sute
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dātum -
  • -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    dai -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dai]
    de -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √de]
    dātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sami -
  • samin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    samī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    samī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • chā -
  • chā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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]
  • brāhmaṇāyā -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • arthine -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sute -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    suti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb], [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “tadanyatprārthitaṃ dravyaṃ pradadasva yathepsitaṃ || 38 |
  • Cannot analyse tadanyatprārthitam*dr
  • dravyam -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prada -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yathepsitam -
  • yathepsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathepsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathepsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 38
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