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)

तथा राजकुमाराश्च वैश्या मंत्रिजना अपि ।
गृहस्थाः श्रेष्ठिनः पौराः सार्थवाहा महाजनाः ॥ १२ ॥ {१२}

tathā rājakumārāśca vaiśyā maṃtrijanā api |
gṛhasthāḥ śreṣṭhinaḥ paurāḥ sārthavāhā mahājanāḥ || 12 || {12}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.12 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 (18.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Rajakumara, Vaishya, Mantrin, Mantri, Api, Grihastha, Shreshthin, Paura, Sarthavaha, Mahajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.12). 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: “tathā rājakumārāśca vaiśyā maṃtrijanā api
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājakumārāś -
  • rājakumāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiśyā* -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mantri -
  • mantri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mantrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mantrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mantrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • janā*a -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle first single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “gṛhasthāḥ śreṣṭhinaḥ paurāḥ sārthavāhā mahājanāḥ || 12 |
  • gṛhasthāḥ -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gṛhasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śreṣṭhinaḥ -
  • śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śreṣṭhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • paurāḥ -
  • paura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sārthavāhā* -
  • sārthavāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahājanāḥ -
  • mahājana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahājanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 12
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