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)

गृहपते विरूपो ऽयं पुत्रो यत्तव जायते ।
तस्माद्भवतुनाम्नायं प्रसिद्धो बालको भुवि ॥ ३९ ॥ {३९}

gṛhapate virūpo 'yaṃ putro yattava jāyate |
tasmādbhavatunāmnāyaṃ prasiddho bālako bhuvi || 39 || {39}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.39 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 (32.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grihapati, Virupa, Aya, Idam, Putra, Yatta, Jayat, Tasmat, Tad, Namna, Naman, Prasiddha, Balaka, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.39). 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: “gṛhapate virūpo 'yaṃ putro yattava jāyate
  • gṛhapate -
  • gṛhapati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • virūpo' -
  • virūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatta -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “tasmādbhavatunāmnāyaṃ prasiddho bālako bhuvi || 39 |
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • bhavatu -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prasiddho* -
  • prasiddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bālako* -
  • bālaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 39
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