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)

Verse 37.309

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भदन्त भवतामाज्ञां धृत्वाहं शिरसा मुदा ।
श्रीदेव्या वसुधारायाश्चरिष्यामि व्रतं ध्रुवं ॥ ३०९ ॥ {५९}

bhadanta bhavatāmājñāṃ dhṛtvāhaṃ śirasā mudā |
śrīdevyā vasudhārāyāścariṣyāmi vrataṃ dhruvaṃ || 309 || {59}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.309 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 (37.309). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Ajna, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Aha, Asmad, Shiras, Mud, Muda, Shridevi, Vasudhara, Vrata, 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 37.309). 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: “bhadanta bhavatāmājñāṃ dhṛtvāhaṃ śirasā mudā ”
bhadanta -
bhadanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavatām -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
ājñām -
ājñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhṛtvā -
dhṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

√dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhṛ]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mudā -
mud (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mudā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śrīdevyā vasudhārāyāścariṣyāmi vrataṃ dhruvaṃ || 309 |”
śrīdevyā* -
śrīdevī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vasudhārāyāś -
vasudhārā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
cariṣyāmi -
√car (verb class 1)

[future active first single]
vratam -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse 309

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021