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 38.74

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भद्रे देवि तवादेशं धृत्वावां शिरसा तथा ।
गत्वा नृपं समाहृत्य प्राणयिष्यावहे पुरः ॥ ७४ ॥ {७४}

bhadre devi tavādeśaṃ dhṛtvāvāṃ śirasā tathā |
gatvā nṛpaṃ samāhṛtya prāṇayiṣyāvahe puraḥ || 74 || {74}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.74 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 (38.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadra, Devi, Devin, Yushmad, Adesha, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Shiras, Tatha, Nripa, Samahritya, Purah, Pur, Pura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.74). 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: “bhadre devi tavādeśaṃ dhṛtvāvāṃ śirasā tathā ”
bhadre -
bhadra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhadrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
devi -
devī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

devin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tavā -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
adeśam -
adeśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
dhṛtvā -
dhṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

√dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhṛ]
avām -
o (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “gatvā nṛpaṃ samāhṛtya prāṇayiṣyāvahe puraḥ || 74 |”
gatvā -
√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]
nṛpam -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
samāhṛtya -
samāhṛtya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse prāṇayiṣyāvahe*pu
puraḥ -
puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

puraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 74

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021