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)

ततः सा धीमती सर्वाञ्ज्ञातीन्भ्रात्रींश्च वांधवान् ।
भगिनीः सुहृदो जेष्ठान्प्रणनाम यथाक्रमं ॥ २१३ ॥ {६३}

tataḥ sā dhīmatī sarvāñjñātīnbhrātrīṃśca vāṃdhavān |
bhaginīḥ suhṛdo jeṣṭhānpraṇanāma yathākramaṃ || 213 || {63}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.213 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 (37.213). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dhimat, Sarva, Jnati, Vat, Yushmad, Dhava, Bhagini, Suhrid, Suhrida, Tha, Prananama, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.213). 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: “tataḥ dhīmatī sarvāñjñātīnbhrātrīṃśca vāṃdhavān
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhīmatī -
  • dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarvāñ -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jñātīn -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhrātrī -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • īṃś -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • dhavān -
  • dhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhaginīḥ suhṛdo jeṣṭhānpraṇanāma yathākramaṃ || 213 |
  • bhaginīḥ -
  • bhaginī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • suhṛdo* -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jeṣ -
  • ji (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭhān -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • praṇanāma -
  • praṇanāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇanāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akramam -
  • akramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]
  • Cannot analyse 213
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