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)

नद्यां प्राणस्वयं त्यक्त्वा जनं सार्द्धं दिवं ययौ ।
एवमन्ये ऽपि राजानो युधिष्ठिरा नृपादयः ।
राज्यभ्रष्टा वने गत्वा विभ्रमुस्ते ऽपि दैवतः ॥ ९६ ॥ {९५}

nadyāṃ prāṇasvayaṃ tyaktvā janaṃ sārddhaṃ divaṃ yayau |
evamanye 'pi rājāno yudhiṣṭhirā nṛpādayaḥ |
rājyabhraṣṭā vane gatvā vibhramuste 'pi daivataḥ || 96 || {95}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.96 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 (12.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nadi, Nadya, Prana, Svayam, Jana, Arddha, Div, Diva, Yayi, Yayu, Evam, Eva, Anya, Api, Rajan, Rajana, Yudhishthira, Nripadi, Rajyabhrashta, Vana, Vani, Daivatah, Daivata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.96). 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: “nadyāṃ prāṇasvayaṃ tyaktvā janaṃ sārddhaṃ divaṃ yayau
  • nadyām -
  • nadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nadī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nad -> nadyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √nad]
  • prāṇa -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • janam -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddham -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • divam -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “evamanye 'pi rājāno yudhiṣṭhirā nṛpādayaḥ
  • 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]
  • anye' -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rājāno* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhirā* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛpādayaḥ -
  • nṛpādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nṛpādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “rājyabhraṣṭā vane gatvā vibhramuste 'pi daivataḥ || 96 |
  • rājyabhraṣṭā* -
  • rājyabhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājyabhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • Cannot analyse vibhramuste'pi*da
  • daivataḥ -
  • daivataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    daivata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 96
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