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)

तत्रैतद्गन्धकुट्यां सा कृत्वा सुगंधिलेपनं ।
सुपुष्पैश्च समाकीर्य नत्वा कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणां ॥ २२७ ॥ {२५}

tatraitadgandhakuṭyāṃ sā kṛtvā sugaṃdhilepanaṃ |
supuṣpaiśca samākīrya natvā kṛtvā pradakṣiṇāṃ || 227 || {25}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.227 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 (36.227). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Etad, Gandhakuti, Kritva, Kritvan, Sugandhi, Sugandhin, Lepana, Supushpa, Sama, Kirya, Pradakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.227). 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: “tatraitadgandhakuṭyāṃ kṛtvā sugaṃdhilepanaṃ
  • tatrai -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gandhakuṭyām -
  • gandhakuṭī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sugandhi -
  • sugandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sugandhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sugandhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sugandhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sugandhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sugandhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lepanam -
  • lepana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lepana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “supuṣpaiśca samākīrya natvā kṛtvā pradakṣiṇāṃ || 227 |
  • supuṣpaiś -
  • supuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    supuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrya -
  • kīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṝ -> kīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṝ]
    kṝ -> kīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṝ]
  • natvā -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pradakṣiṇām -
  • pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 227
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