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 2.104

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मंत्रिणः सचिवान् सर्वान् समामंत्र्याब्रवीदिति ।
हा कष्टं कथमत्रैवं दुर्भिक्षं वर्त्तते ऽधुना ।
किं करोमि न मन्ये ऽहं वदध्वं तत्प्रतिक्रियां ॥ १०४ ॥ {४}

maṃtriṇaḥ sacivān sarvān samāmaṃtryābravīditi |
hā kaṣṭaṃ kathamatraivaṃ durbhikṣaṃ varttate 'dhunā |
kiṃ karomi na manye 'haṃ vadadhvaṃ tatpratikriyāṃ || 104 || {4}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.104 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 (2.104). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantrin, Mantri, Saciva, Sarva, Sama, Antri, Iti, Han, Kashtam, Kashta, Katham, Katha, Atra, Evam, Eva, Durbhiksha, Vartta, Tad, Yushmad, Adhuna, Kim, Manya, Mani, Aha, Asmad, Tat, Pratikriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.104). 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: “maṃtriṇaḥ sacivān sarvān samāmaṃtryābravīditi ”
mantriṇaḥ -
mantrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mantrin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mantrī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sacivān -
saciva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sarvān -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
samām -
samā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
antryā -
antrī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
abravīd -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “hā kaṣṭaṃ kathamatraivaṃ durbhikṣaṃ varttate 'dhunā ”
hā -
hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kaṣṭam -
kaṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
atrai -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

atrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
durbhikṣam -
durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vartta -
vartta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vartta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te' -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
adhunā -
adhunā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “kiṃ karomi na manye 'haṃ vadadhvaṃ tatpratikriyāṃ || 104 |”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
karomi -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active first single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manye' -
manya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

manyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

manī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
vadadhvam -
√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative middle second plural]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pratikriyām -
pratikriyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse 104

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021