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)

नदीकूपतडागादिजलाश्रयप्रतिस्थितान् ।
बलिभोक्तॄन् कलंकस्थान्मार्गशृङ्गाटकाश्रितान् ॥ ८७ ॥ {८७}

nadīkūpataḍāgādijalāśrayapratisthitān |
balibhoktṝn kalaṃkasthānmārgaśṛṅgāṭakāśritān || 87 || {87}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.87 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 (13.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nadi, Nadin, Kupat, Aga, Jalashraya, Prati, Sthita, Balin, Bali, Bhoktri, Kalanka, Tha, Marga, Shringataka, Ashrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.87). 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: “nadīkūpataḍāgādijalāśrayapratisthitān
  • nadī -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nadi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kūpat -
  • kūpat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aḍā -
  • aḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agā -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jalāśraya -
  • jalāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthitān -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “balibhoktṝn kalaṃkasthānmārgaśṛṅgāṭakāśritān || 87 |
  • bali -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    balī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhoktṝn -
  • bhoktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kalaṅkas -
  • kalaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thān -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mārga -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śṛṅgāṭakā -
  • śṛṅgāṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṛṅgāṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṛṅgāṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśritān -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 87
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