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)

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियाश्चापि नृपा राजकुमारकाः ।
वैश्याश्च मंत्रिणो ऽमात्याः श्रेष्ठिनश्च महाजनाः ॥ १२ ॥ {१२}

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāścāpi nṛpā rājakumārakāḥ |
vaiśyāśca maṃtriṇo 'mātyāḥ śreṣṭhinaśca mahājanāḥ || 12 || {12}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.12 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 (32.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Kshatriya, Capin, Capi, Nripa, Rajakumaraka, Vaishya, Mantrin, Mantri, Amatya, Shreshthin, Mahajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.12). 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: “brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāścāpi nṛpā rājakumārakāḥ
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣatriyāś -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nṛpā* -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājakumārakāḥ -
  • rājakumāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “vaiśyāśca maṃtriṇo 'mātyāḥ śreṣṭhinaśca mahājanāḥ || 12 |
  • vaiśyāś -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantriṇo' -
  • mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • amātyāḥ -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śreṣṭhinaś -
  • śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śreṣṭhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahājanāḥ -
  • mahājana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahājanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 12
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: