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)

शृणु राजन्यदस्माकमभिप्रायं प्रचक्ष्यते ।
तदस्या नामधेयं करोतु भुवि विश्रुतं ॥ ८७ ॥ {८७}

śṛṇu rājanyadasmākamabhiprāyaṃ pracakṣyate |
tadasyā nāmadheyaṃ karotu bhuvi viśrutaṃ || 87 || {87}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.87 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 (33.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajanya, Dasma, Akama, Bha, Prayam, Praya, Pra, Namadheya, Bhu, Vishruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.87). 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: “śṛṇu rājanyadasmākamabhiprāyaṃ pracakṣyate
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājanya -
  • rājanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dasmā -
  • dasma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dasma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dasmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākama -
  • ākama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prāyam -
  • prāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣyate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “tadasyā nāmadheyaṃ karotu bhuvi viśrutaṃ || 87 |
  • tadasyā -
  • nāmadheyam -
  • nāmadheya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karotu -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active third single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • viśrutam -
  • viśruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 87
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