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 तयोदितं श्रुत्वा स आनंदः प्रबोधितः ।
उपेत्यैवं समाख्याय शास्तुः पुर उपाश्रयत् ॥ २१ ॥ {२१}

iti tayoditaṃ śrutvā sa ānaṃdaḥ prabodhitaḥ |
upetyaivaṃ samākhyāya śāstuḥ pura upāśrayat || 21 || {21}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.21 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 (17.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Taya, Udita, Ananda, Prabodhita, Upeti, Upetya, Evam, Eva, Samakhyaya, Shastri, Purah, Pur, Pura, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.21). 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 tayoditaṃ śrutvā sa ānaṃdaḥ prabodhitaḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tayo -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uditam -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • sa*ā -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ānandaḥ -
  • ānanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabodhitaḥ -
  • prabodhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upetyaivaṃ samākhyāya śāstuḥ pura upāśrayat || 21 |
  • upetyai -
  • upetya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upetya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upeti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    upetyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samākhyāya -
  • samākhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samākhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāstuḥ -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pura* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aśrayat -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 21
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