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)

Verse 5.17

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तत्रैका दारिका वाला श्रेष्ठिपुत्री प्रमोदिता ।
शनैः सा शालपुष्पाणि प्रादाय पृष्ठतो ऽचरत् ॥ १७ ॥ {१७}

tatraikā dārikā vālā śreṣṭhiputrī pramoditā |
śanaiḥ sā śālapuṣpāṇi prādāya pṛṣṭhato 'carat || 17 || {17}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 5.17 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Aika, Darika, Vala, Shreshthin, Putri, Putrin, Pramodita, Shanaih, Shana, Shalapushpa, Pra, Prat, Aya, Prishthatah, Acarat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 5.17). 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: “tatraikā dārikā vālā śreṣṭhiputrī pramoditā ”
tatrai -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aikā* -
aika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dārikā* -
dārikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

dārika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vālā -
vālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śreṣṭhi -
śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreṣṭhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
putrī -
putrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

putrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pramoditā -
pramoditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śanaiḥ sā śālapuṣpāṇi prādāya pṛṣṭhato 'carat || 17 |”
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śālapuṣpāṇi -
śālapuṣpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prād -
pra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
āya -
āya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
pṛṣṭhato' -
pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
acarat -
acarat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

acarat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√car (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
Cannot analyse 17

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021