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)

Verse 38.216

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तद्यथा गुरुराचार्यः शून्ये द्रीकारसंभवं ।
पीतवर्णं महापद्मं तत्रस्थं चन्द्रमण्डलं ।
तदुत्थं श्रीभवं रत्नपर्वतं तस्य चोपरि ।
त्वंज भद्रघटासीनां भावयेच्छ्रीवसुंधरां ॥ २१६ ॥ {१५}

tadyathā gururācāryaḥ śūnye drīkārasaṃbhavaṃ |
pītavarṇaṃ mahāpadmaṃ tatrasthaṃ candramaṇḍalaṃ |
tadutthaṃ śrībhavaṃ ratnaparvataṃ tasya copari |
tvaṃja bhadraghaṭāsīnāṃ bhāvayecchrīvasuṃdharāṃ || 216 || {15}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.216 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 (38.216). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Yatha, Guru, Acari, Acarya, Shunya, Pitavarna, Mahapadma, Tatrastha, Candramandala, Uttha, Shri, Bhava, Ratnaparvata, Yushmad, Bhadraghata, Asi, Shrivasundhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.216). 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: “tadyathā gururācāryaḥ śūnye drīkārasaṃbhavaṃ ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gurur -
guru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ācāryaḥ -
ācārī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ācārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śūnye -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse drīkārasambhavam
Line 2: “pītavarṇaṃ mahāpadmaṃ tatrasthaṃ candramaṇḍalaṃ ”
pītavarṇam -
pītavarṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pītavarṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mahāpadmam -
mahāpadma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahāpadmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tatrastham -
tatrastha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tatrastha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tatrasthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
candramaṇḍalam -
candramaṇḍala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “tadutthaṃ śrībhavaṃ ratnaparvataṃ tasya copari ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uttham -
uttha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

utthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhavam -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ratnaparvatam -
ratnaparvata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
copa -
√cup (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
Line 4: “tvaṃja bhadraghaṭāsīnāṃ bhāvayecchrīvasuṃdharāṃ || 216 |”
tvañ -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ja -
ja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhadraghaṭā -
bhadraghaṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asīnām -
asi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

asi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

asī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
bhāvayecch -
√bhū (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
śrīvasundharām -
śrīvasundharā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse 216

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021