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 भिक्षुरुपागत्य पानीयं मां प्रयाचति ।
अदत्वैवं जलं तस्मै भिक्षवे सत्वरागता ॥ ७८ ॥ {७१}

tato bhikṣurupāgatya pānīyaṃ māṃ prayācati |
adatvaivaṃ jalaṃ tasmai bhikṣave satvarāgatā || 78 || {71}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 4.78 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 (4.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhikshu, Upagatya, Paniya, Asmad, Pra, Praya, Adat, Evam, Eva, Jala, Satvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 4.78). 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 bhikṣurupāgatya pānīyaṃ māṃ prayācati
  • 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]
  • bhikṣur -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāgatya -
  • upāgatya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pānīyam -
  • pānīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pānīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pānīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • prayā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acati -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “adatvaivaṃ jalaṃ tasmai bhikṣave satvarāgatā || 78 |
  • adat -
  • adat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    adat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first 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]
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • bhikṣave -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • satvarā -
  • satvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agatā* -
  • Cannot analyse 78
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