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)

अस्माकं वचनैस्तस्य शास्तुः पादाम्बुजे नमः ।
नत्वा देहादि सर्वत्र कौशल्यं परिपृछ च ॥ २८ ॥ {२७}

asmākaṃ vacanaistasya śāstuḥ pādāmbuje namaḥ |
natvā dehādi sarvatra kauśalyaṃ paripṛcha ca || 28 || {27}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 25.28 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 (25.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmaka, Asmad, Vacana, Tad, Shastri, Padambu, Nama, Namas, Deha, Sarvatra, Kaushalya, Rip,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 25.28). 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: “asmākaṃ vacanaistasya śāstuḥ pādāmbuje namaḥ
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • vacanais -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • śāstuḥ -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pādāmbu -
  • pādāmbu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pādāmbu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pādāmbu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • je -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “natvā dehādi sarvatra kauśalyaṃ paripṛcha ca || 28 |
  • natvā -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • dehā -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kauśalyam -
  • kauśalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kauśalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kauśalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rip -
  • rip (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ṛcha -
  • ṛch (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active second plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 28
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