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)

अयं राजपि गांधर्वविद्याभिमानिको भवेत् ।
तदनेन सहात्राहं वादं कुर्यां सभाश्रये ॥ ३५ ॥ {३५}

ayaṃ rājapi gāṃdharvavidyābhimāniko bhavet |
tadanena sahātrāhaṃ vādaṃ kuryāṃ sabhāśraye || 35 || {35}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.35 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 (14.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Japin, Gandharvavidya, Abhimanika, Tada, Saha, Raha, Vada, Kuri, Sabha, Ashri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.35). 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: “ayaṃ rājapi gāṃdharvavidyābhimāniko bhavet
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • japi -
  • japin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    japin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gāndharvavidyā -
  • gāndharvavidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābhimāniko* -
  • ābhimānika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tadanena sahātrāhaṃ vādaṃ kuryāṃ sabhāśraye || 35 |
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nena -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahāt -
  • saha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rāham -
  • rāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vādam -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> vādam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vad]
  • kuryām -
  • kurī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active first single]
  • sabhā -
  • sabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśraye -
  • aśri (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse 35
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