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)

इति तेन समादिष्टं उपगुप्तेन शासिना ।
श्रुत्वाशोको नृपो ऽस्त्वेवमित्यनन्दत्सपार्षदः ॥ २३२ ॥ {२४}

iti tena samādiṣṭaṃ upaguptena śāsinā |
śrutvāśoko nṛpo 'stvevamityanandatsapārṣadaḥ || 232 || {24}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.232 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 (2.232). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Tad, Tena, Samadishta, Upagupta, Shasin, Ashoka, Nripa, Astu, Evam, Eva, Itya, Sapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.232). 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: “iti tena samādiṣṭaṃ upaguptena śāsinā
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • samādiṣṭam -
  • samādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samādiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samādiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upaguptena -
  • upagupta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    upagupta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śāsinā -
  • śāsin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śāsin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “śrutvāśoko nṛpo 'stvevamityanandatsapārṣadaḥ || 232 |
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • aśoko* -
  • aśoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nṛpo' -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • astve -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • anandat -
  • nand (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sapā -
  • sapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ārṣad -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse 232
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