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)

तत्र तीरे मया दृष्टा देव्या जलघटावहाः ।
भवंत्यः कुत आयाता इति पृष्टे ऽवदं च ताः ॥ ८४६ ॥ {८३}

tatra tīre mayā dṛṣṭā devyā jalaghaṭāvahāḥ |
bhavaṃtyaḥ kuta āyātā iti pṛṣṭe 'vadaṃ ca tāḥ || 846 || {83}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.846 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 (38.846). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Tira, Maya, Drishta, Devi, Devya, Jalaghati, Ahar, Bhavanti, Kutah, Kuta, Ayata, Iti, Prishta, Prishti, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.846). 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: “tatra tīre mayā dṛṣṭā devyā jalaghaṭāvahāḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tīre -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • devyā* -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv]
    dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]
  • jalaghaṭāva -
  • jalaghaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ahāḥ -
  • ahar (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
  • Line 2: “bhavaṃtyaḥ kuta āyātā iti pṛṣṭe 'vadaṃ ca tāḥ || 846 |
  • bhavantyaḥ -
  • bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kuta* -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyātā* -
  • āyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pṛṣṭe' -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
  • avadam -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 846
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