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 28.21

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यदेतौ नृपती वीरौ नित्यं युद्धाभिकांक्षिणौ ।
संबोधिसाधनं धर्मं श्रोतुं नैवाभिवांछत ॥ २१ ॥ {२१}

yadetau nṛpatī vīrau nityaṃ yuddhābhikāṃkṣiṇau |
saṃbodhisādhanaṃ dharmaṃ śrotuṃ naivābhivāṃchata || 21 || {21}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.21 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 (28.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Ita, Iti, Nripati, Vira, Nityam, Nitya, Yuddha, Abhikankshin, Sambodhi, Sadhana, Dharma, Shrotu, Naiva, Abhivat, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.21). 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: “yadetau nṛpatī vīrau nityaṃ yuddhābhikāṃkṣiṇau ”
yade -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
itau -
ita (noun, masculine)

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

iti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
nṛpatī -
nṛpati (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vīrau -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yuddhā -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yuddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
abhikāṅkṣiṇau -
abhikāṅkṣin (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “saṃbodhisādhanaṃ dharmaṃ śrotuṃ naivābhivāṃchata || 21 |”
sambodhi -
sambodhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sambodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sambodhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sādhanam -
sādhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sādhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śrotum -
√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śru]

śrotu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
naivā -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhivāñch -
abhivat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śata -
śata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse 21

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021