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)

यद्भवतः स्मिते वक्त्रान्नानावर्णाः सुरश्मयः ।
निर्गताः सर्वलोकेषु प्रसृता अवभास्यत ॥ ५७ ॥ {५७}

yadbhavataḥ smite vaktrānnānāvarṇāḥ suraśmayaḥ |
nirgatāḥ sarvalokeṣu prasṛtā avabhāsyata || 57 || {57}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 22.57 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 (22.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Bhavat, Bhavant, Smita, Smiti, Vaktra, Ana, Anu, Arna, Sura, Shman, Yah, Nirgata, Sarvaloka, Prasrita, Avabhasin, Avabhasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 22.57). 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: “yadbhavataḥ smite vaktrānnānāvarṇāḥ suraśmayaḥ
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavataḥ -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • smite -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    smitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [locative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smi class 1 verb]
  • vaktrānn -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ānāva -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ānu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • arṇāḥ -
  • arṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sura -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śma -
  • śman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirgatāḥ sarvalokeṣu prasṛtā avabhāsyata || 57 |
  • nirgatāḥ -
  • nirgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvalokeṣu -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • prasṛtā* -
  • prasṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avabhāsya -
  • avabhāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    avabhāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avabhāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avabhāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ata* -
  • Cannot analyse 57
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