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)

तथापि घ्नन्ति भर्त्तारं स्वामिनं सेवकान्नपि ।
तदपि दैवयोगेन तस्माद्दैवं महत्तरं ॥ १४४ ॥ {४२}

tathāpi ghnanti bharttāraṃ svāminaṃ sevakānnapi |
tadapi daivayogena tasmāddaivaṃ mahattaraṃ || 144 || {42}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.144 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 (12.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Api, Ghnat, Bharttri, Svamin, Sevaka, Tad, Tat, Daivayoga, Tasmat, Daiva, Mahattara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.144). 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: “tathāpi ghnanti bharttāraṃ svāminaṃ sevakānnapi
  • 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]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ghnanti -
  • ghnat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • bharttāram -
  • bharttṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    bharttṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svāminam -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sevakānn -
  • sevaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “tadapi daivayogena tasmāddaivaṃ mahattaraṃ || 144 |
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • daivayogena -
  • daivayoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahattaram -
  • mahattara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahattara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahattarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 144
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