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)

तदा स सुप्रियो ऽप्येनं दृष्ट्वा मानाभिगर्वितः ।
तां वीणां क्वनयन्नग्रे ऽनुश्रावितुं समारभत् ॥ ५७ ॥ {५७}

tadā sa supriyo 'pyenaṃ dṛṣṭvā mānābhigarvitaḥ |
tāṃ vīṇāṃ kvanayannagre 'nuśrāvituṃ samārabhat || 57 || {57}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.57 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 (14.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Supriya, Apya, Ina, Mana, Abhi, Garvita, Vina, Kva, Agre, Agra, Agri, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.57). 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: “tadā sa supriyo 'pyenaṃ dṛṣṭvā mānābhigarvitaḥ
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • supriyo' -
  • supriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apye -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • mānā -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • garvitaḥ -
  • garvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāṃ vīṇāṃ kvanayannagre 'nuśrāvituṃ samārabhat || 57 |
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vīṇām -
  • vīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • anayann -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • 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]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrā -
  • śrā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • avitum -
  • av -> avitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √av]
  • Cannot analyse samārabhat*57
  • Cannot analyse 57
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