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)

अंगवंगकलिंगेषु सौराष्ट्रमगधेषु च ।
तत्रापि तानदृष्ट्वा स नरकेषु समन्ततः ।
दिव्येन चक्षुषा पश्यन्न च तत्राप्यपश्यत ॥ १०५ ॥ {४}

aṃgavaṃgakaliṃgeṣu saurāṣṭramagadheṣu ca |
tatrāpi tānadṛṣṭvā sa narakeṣu samantataḥ |
divyena cakṣuṣā paśyanna ca tatrāpyapaśyata || 105 || {4}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.105 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 (16.105). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anga, Vangaka, Linga, Saurashtra, Aga, Dha, Tatra, Api, Tana, Naraka, Samantatah, Samantatas, Divya, Cakshusha, Cakshus, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.105). 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: “aṃgavaṃgakaliṃgeṣu saurāṣṭramagadheṣu ca
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaṅgaka -
  • vaṅgaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liṅgeṣu -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • saurāṣṭram -
  • saurāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saurāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saurāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aga -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dheṣu -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tatrāpi tānadṛṣṭvā sa narakeṣu samantataḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narakeṣu -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “divyena cakṣuṣā paśyanna ca tatrāpyapaśyata || 105 |
  • divyena -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cakṣuṣā -
  • cakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paśyann -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apyapa -
  • apyapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śyata -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Cannot analyse 105
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