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)

मत्स्यादीञ्जलजान् हत्वा ज्वलन्त्यम्रद्रवोदकां ।
याति वैतरणीं शश्वद्वह्निना दह्यते नरः ॥ १०३ ॥ {३}

matsyādīñjalajān hatvā jvalantyamradravodakāṃ |
yāti vaitaraṇīṃ śaśvadvahninā dahyate naraḥ || 103 || {3}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.103 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 (28.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matsyad, Jvalanti, Jvalat, Amra, Drava, Udaka, Yat, Yati, Vaitarani, Shashvat, Vahni, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.103). 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: “matsyādīñjalajān hatvā jvalantyamradravodakāṃ
  • matsyādī -
  • matsyād (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    matsyād (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īñja -
  • īñj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • lajā -
  • laj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    laj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • an -
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • jvalantya -
  • jvalantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jvalat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval -> jvalantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • amra -
  • amra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dravo -
  • drava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    drava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dru (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udakā -
  • udaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yāti vaitaraṇīṃ śaśvadvahninā dahyate naraḥ || 103 |
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vaitaraṇīm -
  • vaitaraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaśvad -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vahninā -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dahyate -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 103
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