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)

क्षेमं नेमे भवेन्नूनं यत्ते स्त्रियौ न मानवे ।
स्त्रीरूपा वहिनिर्माय प्रेषिते केन मायया ॥ ९७ ॥ {९७}

kṣemaṃ neme bhavennūnaṃ yatte striyau na mānave |
strīrūpā vahinirmāya preṣite kena māyayā || 97 || {97}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.97 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 (38.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshema, Nema, Nemi, Nunam, Yatta, Stri, Manava, Strirupa, Vahin, Maya, Preshita, Kena, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.97). 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: “kṣemaṃ neme bhavennūnaṃ yatte striyau na mānave
  • kṣemam -
  • kṣema (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣema (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣemā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • neme -
  • nema (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    nema (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nemā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nemi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nemi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yatte -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yattā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb]
  • striyau -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānave -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mānava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “strīrūpā vahinirmāya preṣite kena māyayā || 97 |
  • strīrūpā* -
  • strīrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    strīrūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vahin -
  • vahin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vahin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māya -
  • māya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    man -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • preṣite -
  • preṣita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    preṣita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    preṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • māyayā -
  • māyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse 97
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