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)

तदा निष्काशयामि त्वां यदि पुत्रीं जनिष्यसि ।
इति भर्तुर्वचः श्रुत्वा सा स्त्री विवृद्धदोहदा ।
भर्तुर्वियोगशंकार्त्ता बभूव परिखेटिता ॥ ४८ ॥ {४७}

tadā niṣkāśayāmi tvāṃ yadi putrīṃ janiṣyasi |
iti bharturvacaḥ śrutvā sā strī vivṛddhadohadā |
bharturviyogaśaṃkārttā babhūva parikheṭitā || 48 || {47}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.48 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 (9.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Nishkasha, Yami, Yamin, Tva, Yushmad, Yadi, Yad, Putri, Iti, Bhartri, Vaca, Vacas, Stri, Vivriddha, Doha, Viyoga, Shanka, Parikha, Ish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.48). 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: “tadā niṣkāśayāmi tvāṃ yadi putrīṃ janiṣyasi
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • niṣkāśa -
  • niṣkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmi -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • putrīm -
  • putrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • janiṣyasi -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [future active second single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [future active second single]
  • Line 2: “iti bharturvacaḥ śrutvā strī vivṛddhadohadā
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhartur -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vivṛddha -
  • vivṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vivṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doha -
  • doha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    doha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “bharturviyogaśaṃkārttā babhūva parikheṭitā || 48 |
  • bhartur -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • viyoga -
  • viyoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkā -
  • śaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arttā -
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • parikhe -
  • parikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṭ -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • itā* -
  • Cannot analyse 48
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