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)

ततो राजा स तं बुद्धं नत्वा केशां नखांश्च तान् ।
समादाय प्रहर्षेण प्रत्याययौ स्वमालयं ॥ २१३ ॥ {१५}

tato rājā sa taṃ buddhaṃ natvā keśāṃ nakhāṃśca tān |
samādāya praharṣeṇa pratyāyayau svamālayaṃ || 213 || {15}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.213 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 (2.213). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Buddha, Kesha, Nakha, Samadaya, Praharsha, Sva, Alaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.213). 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: “tato rājā sa taṃ buddhaṃ natvā keśāṃ nakhāṃśca tān
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • buddham -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • natvā -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • keśām -
  • keśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nakhāṃś -
  • nakha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “samādāya praharṣeṇa pratyāyayau svamālayaṃ || 213 |
  • samādāya -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • praharṣeṇa -
  • praharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pratyāyayau -
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ālayam -
  • ālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 213
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