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)

यदि मे समयं धृत्वा सत्यवाक्यं ददाति मे ।
वृणुयां तं पतिं ननुमिति मे वचनं ध्रुवं ॥ १७९ ॥ {७७}

yadi me samayaṃ dhṛtvā satyavākyaṃ dadāti me |
vṛṇuyāṃ taṃ patiṃ nanumiti me vacanaṃ dhruvaṃ || 179 || {77}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.179 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 (36.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Asmad, Samaya, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Satyavakya, Pati, Nanu, Mit, Vacana, Dhruvam, Dhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.179). 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: “yadi me samayaṃ dhṛtvā satyavākyaṃ dadāti me
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • samayam -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhṛtvā -
  • dhṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛ]
    dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyavākyam -
  • satyavākya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satyavākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyavākyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vṛṇuyāṃ taṃ patiṃ nanumiti me vacanaṃ dhruvaṃ || 179 |
  • vṛṇuyām -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [optative active first single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [optative active first single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • patim -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • miti -
  • miti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 179
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