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)

भद्रमुख त्वयैवैतदात्मवधाय दुर्धिया ।
पात्रचीवरमाधाय चरितं संवरं वृथा ॥ ४९ ॥ {४९}

bhadramukha tvayaivaitadātmavadhāya durdhiyā |
pātracīvaramādhāya caritaṃ saṃvaraṃ vṛthā || 49 || {49}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 31.49 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 (31.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadramukha, Tva, Yushmad, Etad, Etada, Atmavadha, Durdhi, Patra, Civara, Adhaya, Carita, Samvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 31.49). 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: “bhadramukha tvayaivaitadātmavadhāya durdhiyā
  • bhadramukha -
  • bhadramukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhadramukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayai -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • aivai -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • etadā -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmavadhāya -
  • ātmavadha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • durdhiyā -
  • durdhī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    durdhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “pātracīvaramādhāya caritaṃ saṃvaraṃ vṛthā || 49 |
  • pātra -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cīvaram -
  • cīvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cīvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādhāya -
  • ādhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃvaram -
  • saṃvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vṛthā* -
  • Cannot analyse 49
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