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)

नूनमयं महासत्त्वः समीक्ष्यास्मान् सुदुःखिनः ।
कृपया चोदितः सर्वान् समुद्धर्त्तुमिहागतः ॥ ५८ ॥ {५८}

nūnamayaṃ mahāsattvaḥ samīkṣyāsmān suduḥkhinaḥ |
kṛpayā coditaḥ sarvān samuddharttumihāgataḥ || 58 || {58}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 34.58 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 (34.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nunam, Aya, Idam, Mahasattva, Samikshya, Asmad, Asma, Duhkhin, Duhkhi, Kripa, Coditri, Codita, Sarva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 34.58). 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: “nūnamayaṃ mahāsattvaḥ samīkṣyāsmān suduḥkhinaḥ
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāsattvaḥ -
  • mahāsattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samīkṣyā -
  • samīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmān -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
    asma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥkhinaḥ -
  • duḥkhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    duḥkhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    duḥkhī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kṛpayā coditaḥ sarvān samuddharttumihāgataḥ || 58 |
  • kṛpayā -
  • kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • coditaḥ -
  • coditṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    codita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √cud]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse samuddharttumihāgataḥ*58
  • Cannot analyse 58
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