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 पुत्रादितं श्रुत्वा मता सा प्रहताशया ।
चिरं तमात्मजं दृष्ट्वा रुदन्त्यैवमभाषत ॥ ५१ ॥ {५१}

iti putrāditaṃ śrutvā matā sā prahatāśayā |
ciraṃ tamātmajaṃ dṛṣṭvā rudantyaivamabhāṣata || 51 || {51}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 24.51 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 (24.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Putra, Ita, Mata, Prahata, Asha, Ashaya, Ciram, Cira, Tama, Rudanti, Rudat, Bhasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 24.51). 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 putrāditaṃ śrutvā matā prahatāśayā
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • putrād -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • itam -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • matā -
  • matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahatā -
  • prahata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśayā -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    āśayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ciraṃ tamātmajaṃ dṛṣṭvā rudantyaivamabhāṣata || 51 |
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tamāt -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jam -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • rudantyai -
  • rudantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣa -
  • bhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta* -
  • Cannot analyse 51
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