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 स नृप आलोक्य तमश्वं समुपस्थितं ।
तृषार्त्तो निःश्वसन् सेनं मुहुर्दृष्ट्वैवमब्रवीत् ॥ १५८ ॥ {५७}

tataḥ sa nṛpa ālokya tamaśvaṃ samupasthitaṃ |
tṛṣārtto niḥśvasan senaṃ muhurdṛṣṭvaivamabravīt || 158 || {57}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.158 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 (38.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nripa, Alokya, Ashva, Samupasthita, Trish, Trisha, Nih, Shvasat, Sena, Muhur, 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 38.158). 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 sa nṛpa ālokya tamaśvaṃ samupasthitaṃ
  • 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]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpa* -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālokya -
  • ālokya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • aśvam -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • samupasthitam -
  • samupasthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samupasthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samupasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tṛṣārtto niḥśvasan senaṃ muhurdṛṣṭvaivamabravīt || 158 |
  • tṛṣā -
  • tṛṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tṛṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tṛṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artto* -
  • ard (verb class 7)
    [present active third dual]
  • niḥ -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvasan -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
  • senam -
  • sena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sena (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    senā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dṛṣṭvai -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • 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 158
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