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)

कथं नोत्सहसे भद्रे स्वकुलधर्मचारिणि ।
कौतुके चाद्भुते चापि सर्वत्र विषयेष्वपि ॥ ११९ ॥ {१७}

kathaṃ notsahase bhadre svakuladharmacāriṇi |
kautuke cādbhute cāpi sarvatra viṣayeṣvapi || 119 || {17}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.119 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 (3.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Nri, Utsaha, Bhadra, Svakula, Dharmacarini, Dharmacarin, Kautuka, Bhuta, Capin, Capi, Sarvatra, Vishaya, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.119). 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: “kathaṃ notsahase bhadre svakuladharmacāriṇi
  • 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]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • utsaha -
  • utsaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • bhadre -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svakula -
  • svakula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svakula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmacāriṇi -
  • dharmacāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dharmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kautuke cādbhute cāpi sarvatra viṣayeṣvapi || 119 |
  • kautuke -
  • kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhute -
  • bhuta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viṣayeṣva -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse 119
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