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)

तत्पृष्टं सा समाकर्ण्य सा शंकविस्मयाहता ।
किमेतदिति संचिंत्य क्षणं तस्थौ विमोहिता ॥ ६५४ ॥ {५१}

tatpṛṣṭaṃ sā samākarṇya sā śaṃkavismayāhatā |
kimetaditi saṃciṃtya kṣaṇaṃ tasthau vimohitā || 654 || {51}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.654 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 (38.654). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Prishta, Sama, Akarnya, Shanka, Vismaya, Ahata, Kimi, Iti, Sancintya, Kshanam, Kshana, Tastha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.654). 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: “tatpṛṣṭaṃ samākarṇya śaṃkavismayāhatā
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭam -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akarṇya -
  • akarṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅka -
  • śaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vismayā -
  • vismaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vismaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vismayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahatā -
  • ahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kimetaditi saṃciṃtya kṣaṇaṃ tasthau vimohitā || 654 |
  • kime -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sañcintya -
  • sañcintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañcintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vimohitā* -
  • Cannot analyse 654
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