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)

कस्याग्रे संवदिष्यामि को मे बुद्धिं प्रदास्यति ।
कस्याहं शरणं यास्ये को मां समुद्धरिष्यति ॥ ३२ ॥ {३२}

kasyāgre saṃvadiṣyāmi ko me buddhiṃ pradāsyati |
kasyāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāsye ko māṃ samuddhariṣyati || 32 || {32}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.32 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 (10.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Agre, Agra, Agri, Samvat, Asmad, Buddhi, Prada, Aha, Sharana, Yasya, Samud, Harishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.32). 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: “kasyāgre saṃvadiṣyāmi ko me buddhiṃ pradāsyati
  • kasyā -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • agre -
  • agre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • saṃvad -
  • saṃvat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    saṃvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saṃvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣyāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active first single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • buddhim -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pradā -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyati -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “kasyāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāsye ko māṃ samuddhariṣyati || 32 |
  • kasyā -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāsye -
  • yas -> yāsya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • samuddh -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hariṣyati -
  • hṛ -> hariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṝ -> hariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]
    hṝ -> hariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]
    hariṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hariṣyat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    hariṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
    hṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 32
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