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 तया समाख्यातं श्रुत्वा सा धीमती मुदा ।
हसन्ती तां सखीं मातुः समालोक्यैवमब्रवीत् ॥ ४१६ ॥ {६६}

iti tayā samākhyātaṃ śrutvā sā dhīmatī mudā |
hasantī tāṃ sakhīṃ mātuḥ samālokyaivamabravīt || 416 || {66}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.416 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 (37.416). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Samakhyata, Dhimat, Mud, Muda, Hasanti, Hasat, Sakhi, Matri, Matu, Samalokya, Evam, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.416). 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 tayā samākhyātaṃ śrutvā dhīmatī mudā
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samākhyātam -
  • samākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samākhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhīmatī -
  • dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mudā -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hasantī tāṃ sakhīṃ mātuḥ samālokyaivamabravīt || 416 |
  • hasantī -
  • hasantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    has -> hasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sakhīm -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mātuḥ -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • samālokyai -
  • samālokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 416
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