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)

वत मे जायते पुत्रस्तदहं भाग्यवान्भवे ।
पुत्रमुखं हि पश्येयं वंशस्थितिर्भवेदपि ॥ ३८ ॥ {३७}

vata me jāyate putrastadahaṃ bhāgyavānbhave |
putramukhaṃ hi paśyeyaṃ vaṃśasthitirbhavedapi || 38 || {37}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.38 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 (13.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vata, Asmad, Jayat, Putra, Tada, Ham, Bhagyavat, Bhava, Bhu, Ukha, Pashya, Iyam, Idam, Vamshasthiti, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.38). 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: “vata me jāyate putrastadahaṃ bhāgyavānbhave
  • vata -
  • vata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    van -> vata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
    van -> vata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • putras -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • bhāgyavān -
  • bhāgyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “putramukhaṃ hi paśyeyaṃ vaṃśasthitirbhavedapi || 38 |
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ukham -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • paśye -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaṃśasthitir -
  • vaṃśasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse 38
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