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)

तद्दृष्ट्वायं मया पृष्टा त्यक्त्वाहारमिदं कुतः ।
सूत्रमादाय प्रैषि त्वं तत्कथमुच्यतामिति ॥ ६०६ ॥ {३}

taddṛṣṭvāyaṃ mayā pṛṣṭā tyaktvāhāramidaṃ kutaḥ |
sūtramādāya praiṣi tvaṃ tatkathamucyatāmiti || 606 || {3}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.606 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 (38.606). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Aya, Idam, Maya, Asmad, Prishta, Ahara, Kutah, Kuta, Sutra, Ada, Adaya, Pra, Eshin, Tva, Yushmad, Katham, Katha, Ucyat, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.606). 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: “taddṛṣṭvāyaṃ mayā pṛṣṭā tyaktvāhāramidaṃ kutaḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • pṛṣṭā -
  • pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • āhāram -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sūtramādāya praiṣi tvaṃ tatkathamucyatāmiti || 606 |
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • prai -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eṣi -
  • eṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    eṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ucyatām -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [imperative passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 606
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