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)

तत्र स नृपती राजा तन्नखकेशमादरात् ।
गर्भे निधाय सद्रत्नैर्महस्तूपमकारयत् ॥ १७६ ॥ {७६}

tatra sa nṛpatī rājā tannakhakeśamādarāt |
garbhe nidhāya sadratnairmahastūpamakārayat || 176 || {76}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.176 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 (35.176). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Nripati, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Tan, Kha, Kesha, Adara, Garbha, Nidhaya, Sadratna, Mahah, Mah, Maha, Mahan, Mahas, Upama, Karayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.176). 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: “tatra sa nṛpatī rājā tannakhakeśamādarāt
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpatī -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kha -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • keśam -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    keśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādarāt -
  • ādara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “garbhe nidhāya sadratnairmahastūpamakārayat || 176 |
  • garbhe -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nidhāya -
  • nidhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sadratnair -
  • sadratna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahas -
  • mahaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    maha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • upama -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayat -
  • kṛ -> kārayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
  • Cannot analyse 176
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