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 तैः प्रार्थिते शास्ता भगवान् सव्यपाणिना ।
तेषां शिरस्सुसंस्पृष्ट्वा समालोक्यैवमादिशत् ॥ १५५ ॥ {४४}

iti taiḥ prārthite śāstā bhagavān savyapāṇinā |
teṣāṃ śirassusaṃspṛṣṭvā samālokyaivamādiśat || 155 || {44}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.155 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 (20.155). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Tad, Prarthita, Shasta, Bhagavat, Savya, Apani, Shira, Shiras, Susa, Samalokya, Evam, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.155). 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 taiḥ prārthite śāstā bhagavān savyapāṇinā
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prārthite -
  • prārthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prārthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prārthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śāstā* -
  • śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • savya -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • apāṇinā -
  • apāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    apāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ śirassusaṃspṛṣṭvā samālokyaivamādiśat || 155 |
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • susaṃ -
  • susa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    susa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • spṛṣṭvā -
  • spṛś -> spṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √spṛś]
  • samālokyai -
  • samālokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adiśat -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 155
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