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)

तथासौ सार्थवाहो ऽपि गृहं गत्वा विषादितः ।
एतद्वृत्तं स्ववंधूनां कथित्वैवमभाषत ॥ ६९ ॥ {६९}

tathāsau sārthavāho 'pi gṛhaṃ gatvā viṣāditaḥ |
etadvṛttaṃ svavaṃdhūnāṃ kathitvaivamabhāṣata || 69 || {69}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.69 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 (12.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Sarthavaha, Api, Grih, Vishadita, Etad, Vritta, Svavat, Svavas, Dhu, Dhuna, Kathi, Tvai, Vama, Bhasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.69). 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: “tathāsau sārthavāho 'pi gṛhaṃ gatvā viṣāditaḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārthavāho' -
  • sārthavāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • viṣāditaḥ -
  • viṣādita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “etadvṛttaṃ svavaṃdhūnāṃ kathitvaivamabhāṣata || 69 |
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • svavan -
  • svavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svavas (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhūnām -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhūnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kathi -
  • kathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    kathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvai -
  • tvai (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vama -
  • vama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāṣa -
  • bhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta* -
  • Cannot analyse 69
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