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)

इति तेनोदितं श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते ज्ञातिवांधवाः ।
तन्निमित्तं समालोक्य तं पुष्यमेवमब्रुवन् ॥ १८ ॥ {१८}

iti tenoditaṃ śrutvā sarve te jñātivāṃdhavāḥ |
tannimittaṃ samālokya taṃ puṣyamevamabruvan || 18 || {18}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.18 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 (36.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Tad, Tena, Udita, Sarva, Yushmad, Vat, Dhava, Tannimitta, Samalokya, Pushya, Evam, Eva, Abruvat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.18). 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: “iti tenoditaṃ śrutvā sarve te jñātivāṃdhavāḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • teno -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • uditam -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jñāti -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • dhavāḥ -
  • dhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “tannimittaṃ samālokya taṃ puṣyamevamabruvan || 18 |
  • tannimittam -
  • tannimitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tannimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tannimittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samālokya -
  • samālokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • puṣyam -
  • puṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pus class 10 verb]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pus class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pus class 10 verb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abruvan -
  • abruvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 18
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