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)

तत्रासनसमासीनं तं मुनीन्द्रं ससांघिकं ।
दृष्ट्वा स मुदितः श्रेष्ठी यथाक्रमं समर्चयेत् ॥ ४० ॥ {४०}

tatrāsanasamāsīnaṃ taṃ munīndraṃ sasāṃghikaṃ |
dṛṣṭvā sa muditaḥ śreṣṭhī yathākramaṃ samarcayet || 40 || {40}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 34.40 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 (34.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasa, Asina, Tap, Munindra, Sanghika, Mudita, Shreshthin, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 34.40). 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: “tatrāsanasamāsīnaṃ taṃ munīndraṃ sasāṃghikaṃ
  • tatrāsa -
  • tras (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    tras (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • nasam -
  • nasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsīnam -
  • āsīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • munīndram -
  • munīndra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    munīndrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāṅghikam -
  • sāṅghika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāṅghika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā sa muditaḥ śreṣṭhī yathākramaṃ samarcayet || 40 |
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muditaḥ -
  • mudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mud class 10 verb]
  • śreṣṭhī -
  • śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akramam -
  • akramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arcayet -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 40
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