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)

Verse 20.188

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अहो मूढा वयं सर्वे यत्कोपात्सद्गुरोरपि ।
प्रत्याख्याय वयो ऽस्माभिः प्रत्युत्तरं प्रदीयते ॥ १८८ ॥ {७७}

aho mūḍhā vayaṃ sarve yatkopātsadgurorapi |
pratyākhyāya vayo 'smābhiḥ pratyuttaraṃ pradīyate || 188 || {77}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.188 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (20.188). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Mudha, Vaya, Asmad, Sarva, Yat, Yad, Kopa, Sadguru, Api, Prati, Akhya, Vayas, Pratyuttara, Pradi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.188). 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: “aho mūḍhā vayaṃ sarve yatkopātsadgurorapi ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
mūḍhā* -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kopāt -
kopa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sadguror -
sadguru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “pratyākhyāya vayo 'smābhiḥ pratyuttaraṃ pradīyate || 188 |”
pratyā -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ākhyāya -
ākhya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
vayo' -
vayas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ve (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
asmābhiḥ -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental plural]
pratyuttaram -
pratyuttara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pradī -
pradi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]
Cannot analyse 188

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021