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 संप्रार्थिते तेन भगवांस्तस्य मस्तके ।
सव्यहस्तेन संस्पृष्ट्वा शासने तं समग्रहीत् ॥ १०८ ॥ {८}

iti saṃprārthite tena bhagavāṃstasya mastake |
savyahastena saṃspṛṣṭvā śāsane taṃ samagrahīt || 108 || {8}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.108 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 (32.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Samprarthita, Tad, Tena, Bhagavat, Mastaka, Savya, Ahasta, Shasana, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.108). 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 saṃprārthite tena bhagavāṃstasya mastake
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samprārthite -
  • samprārthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samprārthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samprārthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bhagavāṃs -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • mastake -
  • mastaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “savyahastena saṃspṛṣṭvā śāsane taṃ samagrahīt || 108 |
  • savya -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ahastena -
  • ahasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ahasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • spṛṣṭvā -
  • spṛś -> spṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √spṛś]
  • śāsane -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • grahīt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 108
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