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)

अवश्यं मरणं यायात्कथं जीवेदभुक्तवान् ।
मृते पुत्रे मरिष्ये ऽहं स्नेहदुःखं कथं सहे ॥ ५५ ॥ {५५}

avaśyaṃ maraṇaṃ yāyātkathaṃ jīvedabhuktavān |
mṛte putre mariṣye 'haṃ snehaduḥkhaṃ kathaṃ sahe || 55 || {55}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.55 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 (13.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avashyam, Marana, Katham, Katha, Abhuktavat, Mrita, Mriti, Putra, Aha, Asmad, Snehat, Kham, Kha, Saha, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.55). 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: “avaśyaṃ maraṇaṃ yāyātkathaṃ jīvedabhuktavān
  • avaśyam -
  • avaśyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yāyāt -
  • (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jīved -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • abhuktavān -
  • abhuktavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛte putre mariṣye 'haṃ snehaduḥkhaṃ kathaṃ sahe || 55 |
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • putre -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mariṣye' -
  • mṛ (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [future middle first single]
    mṝ (verb class 9)
    [future middle first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • snehad -
  • snih -> snehat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 1 verb]
  • uḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sahe -
  • saha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse 55
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