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)

जडो विज्ञानमात्सर्याद्भवेन्मूकः प्रियाप्रियः ।
वाधिर्यं याति मूढात्मा हितवाक्याभिगूढकः ॥ १६६ ॥ {३२}

jaḍo vijñānamātsaryādbhavenmūkaḥ priyāpriyaḥ |
vādhiryaṃ yāti mūḍhātmā hitavākyābhigūḍhakaḥ || 166 || {32}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.166 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 (28.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jada, Vijnana, Sarya, Muka, Pri, Priya, Apriya, Adhi, Yah, Yat, Yati, Mudhatman, Hitavakya, Abhi, Gudha, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.166). 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: “jaḍo vijñānamātsaryādbhavenmūkaḥ priyāpriyaḥ
  • jaḍo* -
  • jaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vijñānam -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • saryād -
  • sarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • mūkaḥ -
  • mūka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyā -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apriyaḥ -
  • apriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vādhiryaṃ yāti mūḍhātmā hitavākyābhigūḍhakaḥ || 166 |
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhir -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • mūḍhātmā -
  • mūḍhātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hitavākyā -
  • hitavākya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gūḍha -
  • gūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> gūḍha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 166
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