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 सा सांजलिर्नत्वा पादौ तस्य मुनेः पुरः ।
स्थित्वा क्षमार्थनां कर्त्तुं प्रार्थयदेवमानता ॥ १५५ ॥ {५४}

tatra sā sāṃjalirnatvā pādau tasya muneḥ puraḥ |
sthitvā kṣamārthanāṃ karttuṃ prārthayadevamānatā || 155 || {54}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.155 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 (32.155). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Sanjali, Pada, Padu, Tad, Muni, Purah, Pur, Pura, Sthitva, Ksham, Kshama, Arthana, Prartha, Yad, Vama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.155). 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 sāṃjalirnatvā pādau tasya muneḥ puraḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāñjalir -
  • sāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sāñjali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • natvā -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • pādau -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pādu (noun, masculine)
    [locative 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]
  • muneḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sthitvā kṣamārthanāṃ karttuṃ prārthayadevamānatā || 155 |
  • sthitvā -
  • sthitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
  • kṣamā -
  • kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthanām -
  • arthanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karttum -
  • kṛt -> karttum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> karttum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛt]
  • prārtha -
  • prārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yade -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vamān -
  • vama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tā* -
  • Cannot analyse 155
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