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)

पितरम्ब गृहे ऽस्माकं ब्राह्मणो ऽर्थी समागतः ।
स ममेमां शिरोरूढां मुक्तामालां प्रयाचते ॥ ३४ ॥ {३३}

pitaramba gṛhe 'smākaṃ brāhmaṇo 'rthī samāgataḥ |
sa mamemāṃ śirorūḍhāṃ muktāmālāṃ prayācate || 34 || {33}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.34 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 (36.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Grih, Griha, Asmaka, Asmad, Brahmana, Arthin, Arthi, Samagata, Mama, Iyam, Idam, Shira, Shiras, Rudha, Muktamala, Pra, Praya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.34). 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: “pitaramba gṛhe 'smākaṃ brāhmaṇo 'rthī samāgataḥ
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ba -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhe' -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • brāhmaṇo' -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthī -
  • arthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samāgataḥ -
  • samāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa mamemāṃ śirorūḍhāṃ muktāmālāṃ prayācate || 34 |
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mame -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śiro -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūḍhām -
  • rūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ruh -> rūḍhā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ruh class 1 verb]
  • muktāmālām -
  • muktāmālā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prayā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acate -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    cat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse 34
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