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)

तत्राहं स्नेहरागांधा स्वात्मजमिव तं मुनिं ।
ऊर्द्धवाहुः परिष्वक्तुं प्रधावामि भवान्तरे ॥ ५२ ॥ {५१}

tatrāhaṃ sneharāgāṃdhā svātmajamiva taṃ muniṃ |
ūrddhavāhuḥ pariṣvaktuṃ pradhāvāmi bhavāntare || 52 || {51}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.52 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 (17.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Aha, Asmad, Sneha, Ragandha, Iva, Tap, Muni, Pari, Aktu, Pradha, Avami, Bhavantara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.52). 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: “tatrāhaṃ sneharāgāṃdhā svātmajamiva taṃ muniṃ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sneha -
  • sneha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rāgāndhā -
  • rāgāndhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svātma -
  • svātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • jam -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • munim -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ūrddhavāhuḥ pariṣvaktuṃ pradhāvāmi bhavāntare || 52 |
  • Cannot analyse ūrddhavāhuḥ*pa
  • pariṣva -
  • pari (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • aktum -
  • aktu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pradhā -
  • pradha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avāmi -
  • avāmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avāmi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • bhavāntare -
  • bhavāntara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 52
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