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)

चरतु वसुधां स्फीतां कृत्स्नां सपर्वतकाननां ।
पुरुषवृषभस्य तुल्यान्यो महाश्रमणः कुतः ॥ १४१ ॥ {४०}

caratu vasudhāṃ sphītāṃ kṛtsnāṃ saparvatakānanāṃ |
puruṣavṛṣabhasya tulyānyo mahāśramaṇaḥ kutaḥ || 141 || {40}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.141 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 (32.141). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudha, Sphita, Kritsna, Saparvata, Kanana, Purushavrishabha, Mahashramana, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.141). 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: “caratu vasudhāṃ sphītāṃ kṛtsnāṃ saparvatakānanāṃ
  • caratu -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • vasudhām -
  • vasudhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vasudhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • sphītām -
  • sphītā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sphā -> sphītā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
  • kṛtsnām -
  • kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saparvata -
  • saparvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saparvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kānanā -
  • kānana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “puruṣavṛṣabhasya tulyānyo mahāśramaṇaḥ kutaḥ || 141 |
  • puruṣavṛṣabhasya -
  • puruṣavṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puruṣavṛṣabha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tulyānyo -
  • mahāśramaṇaḥ -
  • mahāśramaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 141
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