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)

तत्र तस्मिन् स्थिते बुद्धे देवी गुहानिवासिनी ।
तद्गुहायां प्रवेष्टुम् ऽसौ न शशाक कथं चन ॥ १४८ ॥ {४७}

tatra tasmin sthite buddhe devī guhānivāsinī |
tadguhāyāṃ praveṣṭum 'sau na śaśāka kathaṃ cana || 148 || {47}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.148 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 (32.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Tad, Sthita, Sthiti, Buddha, Buddhi, Devi, Devin, Guha, Iva, Asi, Tat, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.148). 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: “tatra tasmin sthite buddhe devī guhānivāsinī
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthite -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • buddhe -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guhān -
  • guha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tadguhāyāṃ praveṣṭum 'sau na śaśāka kathaṃ cana || 148 |
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guhāyām -
  • guhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse praveṣṭum'sau*na
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaśāka -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana* -
  • Cannot analyse 148
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