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 14.1

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अथाशोको महीपालः श्रोतुमन्यत्सुभाषितं ।
उपगुप्तं यतिं नत्वा प्रार्थयदेवमादरात् ॥ १ ॥ {१}

athāśoko mahīpālaḥ śrotumanyatsubhāṣitaṃ |
upaguptaṃ yatiṃ natvā prārthayadevamādarāt || 1 || {1}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.1 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 (14.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Ashoka, Mahipala, Shrotu, Ani, Anya, Bhashita, Upagupta, Yati, Prartha, Yad, Vama, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.1). 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: “athāśoko mahīpālaḥ śrotumanyatsubhāṣitaṃ ”
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aśoko* -
aśoka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śuk (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
mahīpālaḥ -
mahīpāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śrotum -
√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śru]

śrotu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
anya -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

anya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√an -> anya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √an]
atsu -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
bhāṣitam -
bhāṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhāṣita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “upaguptaṃ yatiṃ natvā prārthayadevamādarāt || 1 |”
upaguptam -
upagupta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upagupta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

upaguptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yatim -
yati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
natvā -
√nam -> natvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nam]
prārtha -
prārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prārtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yade -
yad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
vamād -
vama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
arāt -
ara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

√rās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
Cannot analyse 1

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021