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)

ततस्तस्य गृहस्थो ऽसौ निमित्तं ज्ञातुमादरात् ।
नैमित्तिकं समाहूय दारकं तमदर्शयत् ॥ ८५ ॥ {८६}

tatastasya gṛhastho 'sau nimittaṃ jñātumādarāt |
naimittikaṃ samāhūya dārakaṃ tamadarśayat || 85 || {86}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.85 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 (10.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Grihastha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Nimitta, Adara, Naimittika, Samahuya, Daraka, Tama, Darshayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.85). 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: “tatastasya gṛhastho 'sau nimittaṃ jñātumādarāt
  • tatas -
  • 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]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gṛhastho' -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • nimittam -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jñātum -
  • jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
  • ādarāt -
  • ādara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “naimittikaṃ samāhūya dārakaṃ tamadarśayat || 85 |
  • naimittikam -
  • naimittika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naimittika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samāhūya -
  • samāhūya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāhūya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dārakam -
  • dāraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dārakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśayat -
  • dṛś -> darśayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    darśayat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś], [vocative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 85
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