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)

नाकस्माल् लवणजलाद्रिराजधैर्याः संबुद्धाः स्मितमुपदर्शयन्ति नाथाः ।
यस्यार्थे स्मितमुपदर्शयंति धीरास्तं श्रोतुं समभिलषन्ति जनोघाः ॥ १७१ ॥ {५७}

nākasmāl lavaṇajalādrirājadhairyāḥ saṃbuddhāḥ smitamupadarśayanti nāthāḥ |
yasyārthe smitamupadarśayaṃti dhīrāstaṃ śrotuṃ samabhilaṣanti janoghāḥ || 171 || {57}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.171 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 (26.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naka, Sma, Sman, Lavanajala, Iraja, Dhairya, Sambuddha, Smita, Upada, Risha, Yat, Natha, Yasya, Yah, Artha, Dhira, Shrotu, Jana, Janas, Janu, Gha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.171). 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: “nākasmāl lavaṇajalādrirājadhairyāḥ saṃbuddhāḥ smitamupadarśayanti nāthāḥ
  • nāka -
  • nāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smā -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • al -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lavaṇajalād -
  • lavaṇajala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    lavaṇajala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • irāja -
  • irāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhairyā -
  • dhairya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sambuddhāḥ -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smitam -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • upadar -
  • upada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    upadā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛśa -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • nāthāḥ -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “yasyārthe smitamupadarśayaṃti dhīrāstaṃ śrotuṃ samabhilaṣanti janoghāḥ || 171 |
  • yasyā -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • smitam -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • upadar -
  • upada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    upadā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛśa -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • dhīrās -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse samabhilaṣanti*ja
  • jano -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    janu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ghāḥ -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 171
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