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)

एष ह्ययं विरूपो ऽसौ देवता या गुहाश्रिता ।
युष्माभिः सत्यमेवेति मन्यतां नान्यथा खलु ॥ १७६ ॥ {७५}

eṣa hyayaṃ virūpo 'sau devatā yā guhāśritā |
yuṣmābhiḥ satyameveti manyatāṃ nānyathā khalu || 176 || {75}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.176 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 (32.176). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Aya, Idam, Virupa, Asi, Asu, Adah, Devata, Guha, Guh, Ashrita, Yushmad, Satyam, Satya, Eva, Iti, Atha, Khalu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.176). 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: “eṣa hyayaṃ virūpo 'sau devatā guhāśritā
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • virūpo' -
  • virūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • devatā* -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guhā -
  • guhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    guhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśritā -
  • aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yuṣmābhiḥ satyameveti manyatāṃ nānyathā khalu || 176 |
  • yuṣmābhiḥ -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eve -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • manyatām -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 176
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