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)

तत्र यतिः स तां प्रेतां सर्वान् विभ्रमतो ऽम्वरे ।
दृष्ट्वेने क इति ध्यात्वा पश्यञ्जनैरुपाचरन् ॥ २६ ॥ {२६}

tatra yatiḥ sa tāṃ pretāṃ sarvān vibhramato 'mvare |
dṛṣṭvene ka iti dhyātvā paśyañjanairupācaran || 26 || {26}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.26 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:

Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (16.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Yati, Preta, Sarva, Vibhramat, Adah, Are, Ara, Ari, Ina, Kah, Iti, Dhyatva, Pashyat, Jana, Upa, Acarat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.26). 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: “tatra yatiḥ sa tāṃ pretāṃ sarvān vibhramato 'mvare
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yatiḥ -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pretām -
  • pretā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vibhramato' -
  • vibhramat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhramat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhramat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • amva -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • are -
  • are (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvene ka iti dhyātvā paśyañjanairupācaran || 26 |
  • dṛṣṭve -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ine -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ka* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dhyātvā -
  • dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyañ -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • janair -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • acaran -
  • acarat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 26
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: