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)

ब्रह्मदत्तो महीपालो वदत्येवं समादरात् ।
भवता सह संवंधं कर्त्तुमिछामि सांप्रतं ॥ ४२ ॥ {४२}

brahmadatto mahīpālo vadatyevaṃ samādarāt |
bhavatā saha saṃvaṃdhaṃ karttumichāmi sāṃprataṃ || 42 || {42}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.42 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 (33.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmadatta, Mahipala, Vadat, Evam, Eva, Samadara, Bhavat, Bhavant, Saha, Samvat, Dha, Sampratam, Samprata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.42). 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: “brahmadatto mahīpālo vadatyevaṃ samādarāt
  • brahmadatto* -
  • brahmadatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahīpālo* -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadatye -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samādarāt -
  • samādara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavatā saha saṃvaṃdhaṃ karttumichāmi sāṃprataṃ || 42 |
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃvan -
  • saṃvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dham -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse karttumichāmi*sā
  • sāmpratam -
  • sāmpratam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmprata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmprata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmpratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 42
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