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)

ममैतानि सुरत्नानि दिव्यान्येतादृशानि हि ।
तत्र दिव्यविचित्राणि नानारत्नकुलानि च ॥ २४७ ॥ {४५}

mamaitāni suratnāni divyānyetādṛśāni hi |
tatra divyavicitrāṇi nānāratnakulāni ca || 247 || {45}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.247 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 (12.247). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Mama, Eta, Etad, Suratna, Divya, Etadrisha, Tatra, Vicitra, Nanaratna, Kula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.247). 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: “mamaitāni suratnāni divyānyetādṛśāni hi
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • suratnāni -
  • suratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divyānye -
  • divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • etādṛśāni -
  • etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “tatra divyavicitrāṇi nānāratnakulāni ca || 247 |
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • divya -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    div -> divya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √div]
  • vicitrāṇi -
  • vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nānāratna -
  • nānāratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānāratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kulāni -
  • kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 247
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