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)

इति संभाषणं कृत्वा सर्वे ते प्रेतपूर्वकाः ।
देवपुत्राः शुभाम्भोभिः स्नात्वा दिव्याम्वरावृताः ॥ १७७ ॥ {६५}

iti saṃbhāṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā sarve te pretapūrvakāḥ |
devaputrāḥ śubhāmbhobhiḥ snātvā divyāmvarāvṛtāḥ || 177 || {65}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.177 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 (16.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Sambhashana, Kritva, Kritvan, Sarva, Tad, Yushmad, Preta, Purvaka, Devaputra, Shubha, Shubh, Bha, Bhu, Snatva, Divi, Divya, Vara, Rita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.177). 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: “iti saṃbhāṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā sarve te pretapūrvakāḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sambhāṣaṇam -
  • sambhāṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • preta -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • pūrvakāḥ -
  • pūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “devaputrāḥ śubhāmbhobhiḥ snātvā divyāmvarāvṛtāḥ || 177 |
  • devaputrāḥ -
  • devaputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śubhām -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ubhiḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • snātvā* -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divyām -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varāvṛ -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛtāḥ -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 177
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