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)

पितृभ्यां मानिताः सर्वाः भगिन्यस्ता यथादरात् ।
तथाहं मानिता नैव द्रष्टुमपि न चैष्यते ॥ २५२ ॥ {२}

pitṛbhyāṃ mānitāḥ sarvāḥ bhaginyastā yathādarāt |
tathāhaṃ mānitā naiva draṣṭumapi na caiṣyate || 252 || {2}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.252 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 (37.252). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Manita, Saru, Sarva, Bhagini, Tas, Yatha, Adara, Tatha, Aha, Asmad, Naiva, Api, Eshyat, Eshyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.252). 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: “pitṛbhyāṃ mānitāḥ sarvāḥ bhaginyastā yathādarāt
  • pitṛbhyām -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • mānitāḥ -
  • mānita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mānitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mān -> mānita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man]
    man -> mānitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man], [accusative plural from √man]
  • sarvāḥ -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaginyas -
  • bhaginī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adarāt -
  • adara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “tathāhaṃ mānitā naiva draṣṭumapi na caiṣyate || 252 |
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mānitā* -
  • mānita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mānitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mān -> mānita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man]
    man -> mānitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man], [accusative plural from √man]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • draṣṭum -
  • dṛś -> draṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dṛś]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣyate -
  • eṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    eṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    eṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [future middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse 252
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