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)

तत्रैकस्मिन्दिने तस्य माता सा प्रेतिका सती ।
नग्न स्वरोमसंछन्ना दघस्थूणाविवर्णिता ॥ १५९ ॥ {५९}

tatraikasmindine tasya mātā sā pretikā satī |
nagna svaromasaṃchannā daghasthūṇāvivarṇitā || 159 || {59}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 24.159 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 (24.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Eka, Dina, Tad, Matri, Mata, Sat, Sati, Nagna, Svaru, Svara, Sanchanna, Gha, Sthuna, Iva, Rinin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 24.159). 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: “tatraikasmindine tasya mātā pretikā satī
  • tatrai -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ekasmin -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dine -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pretikā -
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “nagna svaromasaṃchannā daghasthūṇāvivarṇitā || 159 |
  • nagna -
  • nagna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svaro -
  • svaru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañchannā* -
  • sañchanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sañchannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gha -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthūṇāvi -
  • sthūṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ivar -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṛṇi -
  • ṛṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tā* -
  • Cannot analyse 159
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