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 सा समुपाश्रित्य प्राद्राक्षीत्तं मुनीश्वरं ।
द्वात्रिंशल्लक्षणाशीतिव्यंजनप्रतिमण्डितं ॥ २३ ॥ {२३}

tatra sā samupāśritya prādrākṣīttaṃ munīśvaraṃ |
dvātriṃśallakṣaṇāśītivyaṃjanapratimaṇḍitaṃ || 23 || {23}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.23 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 (17.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Upa, Ashritya, Pra, Prat, Rakshi, Tta, Munishvara, Dvatrimshallakshana, Vyanjana, Pratimandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.23). 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 samupāśritya prādrākṣīttaṃ munīśvaraṃ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • rākṣī -
  • rākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ttam -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • munīśvaram -
  • munīśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dvātriṃśallakṣaṇāśītivyaṃjanapratimaṇḍitaṃ || 23 |
  • dvātriṃśallakṣaṇā -
  • dvātriṃśallakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvātriṃśallakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśīti -
  • aśīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vyañjana -
  • vyañjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyañjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratimaṇḍitam -
  • pratimaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratimaṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratimaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 23
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