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)

ततः सा भद्रिका कन्या सुमतिर्गुणलालसाः ।
गुरूणां समुपाश्रित्य क्रमाल् लिपिरशिक्षत ॥ १०५ ॥ {५}

tataḥ sā bhadrikā kanyā sumatirguṇalālasāḥ |
gurūṇāṃ samupāśritya kramāl lipiraśikṣata || 105 || {5}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.105 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 (33.105). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhadrika, Kani, Kanya, Sumati, Gunala, Alasa, Guru, Upa, Ashritya, Kramat, Krama, Lipi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.105). 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: “tataḥ bhadrikā kanyā sumatirguṇalālasāḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhadrikā -
  • bhadrikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sumatir -
  • sumati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sumati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇalā -
  • guṇala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alasāḥ -
  • alasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    alasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “gurūṇāṃ samupāśritya kramāl lipiraśikṣata || 105 |
  • gurūṇām -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramāl -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • lipir -
  • lipi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśikṣata -
  • śikṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    śak (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse 105
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