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 9.99

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त्वं स्त्री वाला न शक्नुयाः प्रव्रज्यां चरितुं सुते ।
प्रव्रज्यायां व्रतं कष्टं पुरुषैरपि दुष्करं ॥ ९९ ॥ {९७}

tvaṃ strī vālā na śaknuyāḥ pravrajyāṃ carituṃ sute |
pravrajyāyāṃ vrataṃ kaṣṭaṃ puruṣairapi duṣkaraṃ || 99 || {97}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.99 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 (9.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Stri, Vala, Pravrajya, Sut, Suta, Suti, Vrata, Kashtam, Kashta, Purusha, Api, Dushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.99). 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: “tvaṃ strī vālā na śaknuyāḥ pravrajyāṃ carituṃ sute ”
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
strī -
strī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
vālā* -
vāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaknuyāḥ -
√śak (verb class 5)

[optative active second single]
pravrajyām -
pravrajyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
caritum -
√car -> caritum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √car]
sute -
sut (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

suta (noun, neuter)

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

sutā (noun, feminine)

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

suti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “pravrajyāyāṃ vrataṃ kaṣṭaṃ puruṣairapi duṣkaraṃ || 99 |”
pravrajyāyām -
pravrajyā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vratam -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental plural]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
duṣkaram -
duṣkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣkara (noun, neuter)

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

duṣkarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse 99

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021