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 भर्त्राभिपृष्टे सा मुदिता रचितांजलिः ।
भर्त्तारं तं प्रणत्वैवं विनोदयितुमब्रवीत् ॥ २१९ ॥ {१७}

iti bhartrābhipṛṣṭe sā muditā racitāṃjaliḥ |
bharttāraṃ taṃ praṇatvaivaṃ vinodayitumabravīt || 219 || {17}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.219 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 (36.219). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Bhartri, Abhiprishta, Mudita, Racita, Bharttri, Prana, Tvai, Tva, Yushmad, Evam, Eva, Vina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.219). 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 bhartrābhipṛṣṭe muditā racitāṃjaliḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhartrā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhipṛṣṭe -
  • abhipṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhipṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhipṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • muditā* -
  • mudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 10 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 10 verb]
  • racitāñ -
  • racita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    rac -> racita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liḥ -
  • li (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bharttāraṃ taṃ praṇatvaivaṃ vinodayitumabravīt || 219 |
  • bharttāram -
  • bharttṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    bharttṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvai -
  • tvai (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • vino -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dayitum -
  • day -> dayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √day]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 219
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