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)

किं तु त्वं मे प्रिया भार्या वल्लभातिमनोहरा ।
तत्कथं त्वां प्रियां त्यक्त्वा कुत्र यास्ये धनार्थतः ॥ ५९ ॥ {५७}

kiṃ tu tvaṃ me priyā bhāryā vallabhātimanoharā |
tatkathaṃ tvāṃ priyāṃ tyaktvā kutra yāsye dhanārthataḥ || 59 || {57}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.59 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 (3.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Tva, Yushmad, Asmad, Pri, Priya, Bharya, Vallabha, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Hara, Tat, Tad, Katham, Katha, Kutra, Yasya, Dhana, Arthatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.59). 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: “kiṃ tu tvaṃ me priyā bhāryā vallabhātimanoharā
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • priyā* -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • vallabhāt -
  • vallabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vallabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ano -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • harā -
  • harā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatkathaṃ tvāṃ priyāṃ tyaktvā kutra yāsye dhanārthataḥ || 59 |
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • priyām -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • kutra -
  • kutra (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yāsye -
  • yas -> yāsya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
  • dhanā -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthataḥ -
  • arthataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Cannot analyse 59
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