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 18.21

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पत्नी धर्मसखी तस्य शीलवत्यभिधाभवत् ।
तनयश्च वंदान्याख्यः सत्यवत्यभिधा स्नुषा ॥ २१ ॥ {२१}

patnī dharmasakhī tasya śīlavatyabhidhābhavat |
tanayaśca vaṃdānyākhyaḥ satyavatyabhidhā snuṣā || 21 || {21}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.21 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patni, Dharma, Dharman, Sakhi, Tad, Shilavat, Shilavati, Abhidha, Tanaya, Vanda, Akhya, Satyavat, Satyavati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.21). 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: “patnī dharmasakhī tasya śīlavatyabhidhābhavat ”
patnī -
patnī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
dharma -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sakhī -
sakhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
śīlavatya -
śīlavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

śīlavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śīlavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
abhidhā -
abhidhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhavat -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “tanayaśca vaṃdānyākhyaḥ satyavatyabhidhā snuṣā || 21 |”
tanayaś -
tanaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vandānyā -
vanda (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ākhyaḥ -
ākhyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ākhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
satyavatya -
satyavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

satyavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

satyavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
abhidhā -
abhidhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
snuṣā* -
Cannot analyse 21

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021