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 9.4

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शृणु वक्ष्यामि ते राजं यथा मे गुरुणोदितं ।
श्रुत्वैतद्भवताप्येवं कर्त्तव्यं धर्ममादरात् ॥ ४ ॥ {(४)}

śṛṇu vakṣyāmi te rājaṃ yathā me guruṇoditaṃ |
śrutvaitadbhavatāpyevaṃ karttavyaṃ dharmamādarāt || 4 || {(4)}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.4 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Raja, Raj, Yatha, Asmad, Guru, Udita, Etad, Bhavat, Bhavant, Api, Apya, Evam, Eva, Karttavya, Dharma, Adara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.4). 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: “śṛṇu vakṣyāmi te rājaṃ yathā me guruṇoditaṃ ”
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
vakṣyāmi -
√vac (verb class 2)

[future active first single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[future active first single]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future active first 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]
rājam -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
guruṇo -
guru (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

guru (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gurū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
uditam -
udita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

udita (noun, neuter)

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

uditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
Line 2: “śrutvaitadbhavatāpyevaṃ karttavyaṃ dharmamādarāt || 4 |”
śrutvai -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavatā -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
apye -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

apya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
karttavyam -
karttavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karttavya (noun, neuter)

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

karttavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ādarāt -
ādara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Cannot analyse 4

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021