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)

इति पित्रा समादिष्टं श्रुत्वा सा दुहिता सुधीः ।
पित्रो वाक्यं कथं लंघ्यमिति मत्वैवमब्रवीत् ॥ १७७ ॥ {७५}

iti pitrā samādiṣṭaṃ śrutvā sā duhitā sudhīḥ |
pitro vākyaṃ kathaṃ laṃghyamiti matvaivamabravīt || 177 || {75}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.177 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 (36.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Pitri, Samadishta, Duhitri, Duhita, Sudhi, Vakya, Katham, Katha, Langhya, Matu, Matva, Evam, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.177). 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: “iti pitrā samādiṣṭaṃ śrutvā duhitā sudhīḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pitrā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samādiṣṭam -
  • samādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samādiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samādiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • duhitā -
  • duhitṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    duhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sudhīḥ -
  • sudhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sudhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pitro vākyaṃ kathaṃ laṃghyamiti matvaivamabravīt || 177 |
  • pitro -
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • laṅghyam -
  • laṅghya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    laṅghya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    laṅghyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [accusative single from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [accusative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [nominative single from √laṅgh], [accusative single from √laṅgh]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • matvai -
  • man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    matu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    matvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 177
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