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)

इत्युक्त्वा सा सखी तस्या निम्वदेव्याः पुरो गता ।
मुदिता सुप्रसन्नास्या समालोक्यैवमब्रवीत् ॥ ५२४ ॥ {२१}

ityuktvā sā sakhī tasyā nimvadevyāḥ puro gatā |
muditā suprasannāsyā samālokyaivamabravīt || 524 || {21}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.524 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 (38.524). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Uktva, Sakhi, Vada, Vadi, Vya, Purah, Pur, Pura, Gat, Gata, Mudita, Suprasanna, Asi, 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 38.524). 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: “ityuktvā sakhī tasyā nimvadevyāḥ puro gatā
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakhī -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nim -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vade -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vadi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vadi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vyāḥ -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • puro* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gatā -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “muditā suprasannāsyā samālokyaivamabravīt || 524 |
  • muditā -
  • muditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mud class 10 verb]
  • suprasannā -
  • suprasanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suprasanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suprasannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyā -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental 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 524
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