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)

अहो सा दुर्मती नारी मात्सर्यप्रहताशया ।
कथं न मन्यते ह्येवं मानुष्यजन्म दुर्ल्लभं ॥ ७२ ॥ {७२}

aho sā durmatī nārī mātsaryaprahatāśayā |
kathaṃ na manyate hyevaṃ mānuṣyajanma durllabhaṃ || 72 || {72}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 4.72 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 (4.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahu, Durmati, Nari, Matsari, Matsarya, Aprahata, Asha, Ashaya, Katham, Katha, Evam, Eva, Manushi, Manushya, Ajanman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 4.72). 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: “aho durmatī nārī mātsaryaprahatāśayā
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • durmatī -
  • durmatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    durmatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    durmati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    durmati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mātsarya -
  • mātsarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mātsarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aprahatā -
  • aprahata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aprahata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aprahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśayā -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    āśayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ na manyate hyevaṃ mānuṣyajanma durllabhaṃ || 72 |
  • 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]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • mānuṣya -
  • mānuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mānuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajanma -
  • ajanman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ajanman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first plural]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [aorist active first plural]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first plural], [aorist active first plural]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first plural]
  • Cannot analyse durllabham*72
  • Cannot analyse 72
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