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)

अस्मन्नाम्नाय संबुद्धं ससंघं नमतां भवान् ।
दक्षिणादेशनाश्चास्मन्नाम्ना देशयतुमर्हसि ॥ ८४ ॥ {८३}

asmannāmnāya saṃbuddhaṃ sasaṃghaṃ namatāṃ bhavān |
dakṣiṇādeśanāścāsmannāmnā deśayatumarhasi || 84 || {83}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.84 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 (16.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Namna, Naman, Aya, Sambuddha, Sangha, Namat, Namata, Bhava, Bhavant, Dakshinadeshana, Deshayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.84). 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: “asmannāmnāya saṃbuddhaṃ sasaṃghaṃ namatāṃ bhavān
  • asman -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sambuddham -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅgham -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • namatām -
  • namat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    namat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    namatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nam -> namat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> namat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dakṣiṇādeśanāścāsmannāmnā deśayatumarhasi || 84 |
  • dakṣiṇādeśanāś -
  • dakṣiṇādeśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asman -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • deśayat -
  • diś -> deśayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √diś]
    diś -> deśayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √diś], [vocative single from √diś], [accusative single from √diś]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • Cannot analyse 84
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