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)

यावद्भवाग्रपर्यन्तमवभास्य समंततः ।
प्रसारिताः ततो गाथा निसृताः समचोदयन् ॥ १५९ ॥ {४५}

yāvadbhavāgraparyantamavabhāsya samaṃtataḥ |
prasāritāḥ tato gāthā nisṛtāḥ samacodayan || 159 || {45}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.159 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 (26.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavat, Bhavagra, Paryantam, Paryanta, Avabhasya, Samantatah, Samantatas, Prasarita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Gatha, Nisrita, Sama, Codayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.159). 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: “yāvadbhavāgraparyantamavabhāsya samaṃtataḥ
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavāgra -
  • bhavāgra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paryantam -
  • paryantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paryanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avabhāsya -
  • avabhāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avabhāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prasāritāḥ tato gāthā nisṛtāḥ samacodayan || 159 |
  • prasāritāḥ -
  • prasārita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasāritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • gāthā* -
  • gātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nisṛtāḥ -
  • nisṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nisṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • codayan -
  • cud -> codayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √cud], [vocative single from √cud]
  • Cannot analyse 159
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