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)

भदन्त किं मया ह्यत्र वक्ष्यते यत्पुराकृतं ।
दिवारात्रौ पंचपुत्रान्प्रसूता मे प्रभक्षिता ॥ २९ ॥ {२९}

bhadanta kiṃ mayā hyatra vakṣyate yatpurākṛtaṃ |
divārātrau paṃcaputrānprasūtā me prabhakṣitā || 29 || {29}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.29 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 (23.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadanta, Kim, Maya, Atra, Vakshyat, Yat, Yad, Purakrita, Diva, Div, Divan, Ratrau, Ratra, Pancaputra, Prasuta, Asmad, Prabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.29). 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: “bhadanta kiṃ mayā hyatra vakṣyate yatpurākṛtaṃ
  • bhadanta -
  • bhadanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakṣyate -
  • vac -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vac class 2 verb], [dative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vac class 2 verb], [dative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • 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]
  • purākṛtam -
  • purākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “divārātrau paṃcaputrānprasūtā me prabhakṣitā || 29 |
  • divā -
  • divā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rātrau -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pañcaputrān -
  • pañcaputra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prasūtā* -
  • prasūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • prabha -
  • prabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣitā* -
  • Cannot analyse 29
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