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)

वामे भद्रघटप्रज्ञा पुस्तकधान्यमंजलिं ।
दधानं रत्नसंबुद्धमकुटिनीं सुसुंदरीं ॥ २१८ ॥ {१७}

vāme bhadraghaṭaprajñā pustakadhānyamaṃjaliṃ |
dadhānaṃ ratnasaṃbuddhamakuṭinīṃ susuṃdarīṃ || 218 || {17}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.218 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 (38.218). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vama, Bhadraghata, Prajna, Pustaka, Dhanya, Anjali, Dadha, Ratna, Sambuddha, Kuti, Sundari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.218). 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: “vāme bhadraghaṭaprajñā pustakadhānyamaṃjaliṃ
  • vāme -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhadraghaṭa -
  • bhadraghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prajñā -
  • prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pustaka -
  • pustaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pustaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhānyam -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhānyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • añjalim -
  • añjali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dadhānaṃ ratnasaṃbuddhamakuṭinīṃ susuṃdarīṃ || 218 |
  • dadhān -
  • dadha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambuddham -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṭi -
  • kuṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sundarīm -
  • sundarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 218
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