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 दारिका कान्ता प्रवृद्धाभूत्कुमारिका ।
गुरुणां समुपाश्रित्य क्रमाद्विद्या अशिक्षते ॥ २२ ॥ {२१*}

tataḥ sā dārikā kāntā pravṛddhābhūtkumārikā |
guruṇāṃ samupāśritya kramādvidyā aśikṣate || 22 || {21*}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.22 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:

Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (36.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Darika, Kanta, Pravriddha, Kumarika, Guru, Upa, Ashritya, Kramat, Krama, Vidya, Ashin, Kshata, Kshati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.22). 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 dārikā kāntā pravṛddhābhūtkumārikā
  • 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]
  • dārikā -
  • dārikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāntā -
  • kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • pravṛddhā -
  • pravṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • kumārikā -
  • kumārikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “guruṇāṃ samupāśritya kramādvidyā aśikṣate || 22 |
  • guruṇā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vidyā* -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • aśi -
  • aśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣate -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 22
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