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 देवाधिपाख्यातं श्रुत्वान्यापि सुरात्मजः ।
मौद्गल्यं श्रीघनं चापि शक्रं चैक्ष्यैवमब्रवीत् ॥ ११७ ॥ {१६}

iti devādhipākhyātaṃ śrutvānyāpi surātmajaḥ |
maudgalyaṃ śrīghanaṃ cāpi śakraṃ caikṣyaivamabravīt || 117 || {16}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 29.117 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 (29.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Devadhipa, Akhyata, Ani, Anya, Api, Sura, Maudgalya, Shrighana, Capin, Capi, Shakra, Evam, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 29.117). 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 devādhipākhyātaṃ śrutvānyāpi surātmajaḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • devādhipā -
  • devādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyātam -
  • akhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • anyā -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • surāt -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “maudgalyaṃ śrīghanaṃ cāpi śakraṃ caikṣyaivamabravīt || 117 |
  • maudgalyam -
  • maudgalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maudgalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maudgalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrīghanam -
  • śrīghana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīghana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śakram -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikṣyai -
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 117
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