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)

इत्युक्त्वासौ पिता शाक्यः पश्यंस्तां दारिकां चिरात् ।
अतृप्तो निश्चलाक्षश्च तस्थौ संमूर्छितो यथा ॥ ५५ ॥ {५४}

ityuktvāsau pitā śākyaḥ paśyaṃstāṃ dārikāṃ cirāt |
atṛpto niścalākṣaśca tasthau saṃmūrchito yathā || 55 || {54}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.55 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 (9.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Uktva, Asi, Asu, Adah, Pitri, Shaki, Shakya, Pashyat, Darika, Cirat, Cira, Cirad, Atripta, Nishcala, Aksha, Tastha, Murchita, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.55). 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: “ityuktvāsau pitā śākyaḥ paśyaṃstāṃ dārikāṃ cirāt
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śākyaḥ -
  • śākī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śākya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
  • paśyaṃs -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dārikām -
  • dārikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cirāt -
  • cirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cirād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “atṛpto niścalākṣaśca tasthau saṃmūrchito yathā || 55 |
  • atṛpto* -
  • atṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niścalā -
  • niścala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niścala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niścalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣaś -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mūrchito* -
  • mūrchita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mūrch]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse 55
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