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)

तां दृष्ट्वा स नरेंद्रो ऽपि मे वभूव समागतः ।
तामेव सुचिरं पश्यन्नवतस्थे सुनिश्चलः ॥ २४ ॥ {२४}

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa nareṃdro 'pi me vabhūva samāgataḥ |
tāmeva suciraṃ paśyannavatasthe suniścalaḥ || 24 || {24}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.24 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:

Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (33.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narendra, Api, Asmad, Samagata, Tama, Tami, Iva, Sucira, Pashyat, Avat, Avata, Tha, Sunishcala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.24). 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: “tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa nareṃdro 'pi me vabhūva samāgataḥ
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narendro' -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • samāgataḥ -
  • samāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāmeva suciraṃ paśyannavatasthe suniścalaḥ || 24 |
  • tāme -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • suciram -
  • sucira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sucira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sucirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśyann -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • avatas -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u -> avat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √u class 1 verb], [ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [genitive single from √u class 1 verb]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [genitive single from √u class 1 verb]
    av (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • suniścalaḥ -
  • suniścala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 24
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