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)

इत्येता देवता सर्वाः श्रीदेवीप्रमुखान् क्रमात् ।
ध्यात्वावाह्य ततो दत्वा पाद्याचमनप्रोक्षणं ॥ २३८ ॥ {३७}

ityetā devatā sarvāḥ śrīdevīpramukhān kramāt |
dhyātvāvāhya tato datvā pādyācamanaprokṣaṇaṃ || 238 || {37}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.238 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 (38.238). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Eta, Esha, Devata, Saru, Sarva, Shridevi, Pramukha, Kramat, Krama, Dhyatva, Avahya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dad, Padyacamana, Prokshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.238). 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: “ityetā devatā sarvāḥ śrīdevīpramukhān kramāt
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • etā* -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devatā -
  • devatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvāḥ -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śrīdevī -
  • śrīdevī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīdevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pramukhān -
  • pramukha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “dhyātvāvāhya tato datvā pādyācamanaprokṣaṇaṃ || 238 |
  • dhyātvā -
  • dhyātva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • āvāhya -
  • āvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pādyācamana -
  • pādyācamana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pādyācamana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prokṣaṇam -
  • prokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 238
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