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)

संबुद्धं प्रयता नत्वा पप्रछुर्विस्मयान्विताः ।
आश्चर्यं भगवन्यावद् यदिमे वणिजस्तथा ॥ ५५ ॥ {५६}

saṃbuddhaṃ prayatā natvā paprachurvismayānvitāḥ |
āścaryaṃ bhagavanyāvad yadime vaṇijastathā || 55 || {56}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.55 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 (2.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sambuddha, Prayata, Ashcaryam, Ashcarya, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Yavat, Yadi, Yad, Asmad, Vanij, Vanija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.55). 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: “saṃbuddhaṃ prayatā natvā paprachurvismayānvitāḥ
  • sambuddham -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prayatā* -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prayatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • natvā -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • Cannot analyse paprachurvismayānvitāḥ
  • Line 2: “āścaryaṃ bhagavanyāvad yadime vaṇijastathā || 55 |
  • āścaryam -
  • āścaryam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āścaryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative 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]
  • vaṇijas -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vaṇija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • Cannot analyse 55
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