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 तयार्थितं श्रुत्वा पुष्यः स भगवान्मुनिः ।
देवतां तां समालोक्य सद्धर्मं समुपादिशत् ॥ १६५ ॥ {६४}

iti tayārthitaṃ śrutvā puṣyaḥ sa bhagavānmuniḥ |
devatāṃ tāṃ samālokya saddharmaṃ samupādiśat || 165 || {64}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.165 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 (32.165). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Taya, Arthita, Pushya, Bhagavat, Muni, Devata, Samalokya, Saddharma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.165). 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 tayārthitaṃ śrutvā puṣyaḥ sa bhagavānmuniḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tayā -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthitam -
  • arthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • puṣyaḥ -
  • puṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pus class 10 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “devatāṃ tāṃ samālokya saddharmaṃ samupādiśat || 165 |
  • devatām -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samālokya -
  • samālokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saddharmam -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samupā -
  • samupa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adiśat -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 165
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