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 तेनार्हताख्यातं श्रुत्वा नंदः स भूपतिः ।
विस्मितः कौतुकाच्चैवं दृष्ट्वा तं यतिमब्रवीत् ॥ १२४ ॥ {२३}

iti tenārhatākhyātaṃ śrutvā naṃdaḥ sa bhūpatiḥ |
vismitaḥ kautukāccaivaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ yatimabravīt || 124 || {23}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.124 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 (19.124). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Tad, Tena, Arhat, Arhata, Akhyata, Nanda, Bhupati, Vismita, Kautukat, Kautuka, Evam, Eva, Yati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.124). 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 tenārhatākhyātaṃ śrutvā naṃdaḥ sa bhūpatiḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • arhatā -
  • arhata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arhata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arhat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    arhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • akhyātam -
  • akhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • nandaḥ -
  • nanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūpatiḥ -
  • bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vismitaḥ kautukāccaivaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ yatimabravīt || 124 |
  • vismitaḥ -
  • vismita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kautukāc -
  • kautukāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (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]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yatim -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 124
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