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)

सर्वेषां तत्समादिश्य संदेहं छेत्तुमर्हति ।
इत्यानंदोदितं श्रुत्वा भगवांश्च तमब्रवीत् ॥ २३२ ॥ {२२}

sarveṣāṃ tatsamādiśya saṃdehaṃ chettumarhati |
ityānaṃdoditaṃ śrutvā bhagavāṃśca tamabravīt || 232 || {22}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.232 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 (1.232). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarva, Tatsama, Adishya, Sandeha, Arhat, Itya, Andu, Anda, Udita, Bhagavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.232). 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: “sarveṣāṃ tatsamādiśya saṃdehaṃ chettumarhati
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tatsamā -
  • tatsama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatsama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatsamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādiśya -
  • ādiśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sandeham -
  • sandeha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • chettum -
  • chid -> chettum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √chid]
    chid -> chettum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √chid]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “ityānaṃdoditaṃ śrutvā bhagavāṃśca tamabravīt || 232 |
  • ityān -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • ando -
  • anda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    andu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    and (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uditam -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • bhagavāṃś -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 232
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