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)

प्राणिहिंसा न कर्त्तव्या तथादत्तप्रतिग्रहं ।
स्त्रीणां संगानुरागं च अकर्त्तव्यं कदा चन ॥ १५१ ॥ {५०}

prāṇihiṃsā na karttavyā tathādattapratigrahaṃ |
strīṇāṃ saṃgānurāgaṃ ca akarttavyaṃ kadā cana || 151 || {50}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 11.151 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 (11.151). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pranihimsa, Karttavya, Tatha, Atta, Pratigraha, Stri, Sanga, Ura, Aga, Kada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 11.151). 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: “prāṇihiṃsā na karttavyā tathādattapratigrahaṃ
  • prāṇihiṃsā* -
  • prāṇihiṃsā (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]
  • karttavyā -
  • karttavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛt -> karttavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • tathād -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • atta -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • pratigraham -
  • pratigraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “strīṇāṃ saṃgānurāgaṃ ca akarttavyaṃ kadā cana || 151 |
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • saṅgān -
  • saṅga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • urā -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    urā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agam -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana* -
  • Cannot analyse 151
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