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)

नग्नान्यतिकृताङ्गानि दग्धस्थूणाकृतीनि वै ।
रोमवस्त्राणि रुक्षाणि शैलोपमोदराणि च ॥ २१ ॥ {२१}

nagnānyatikṛtāṅgāni dagdhasthūṇākṛtīni vai |
romavastrāṇi rukṣāṇi śailopamodarāṇi ca || 21 || {21}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.21 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 (16.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagna, Atikrita, Anga, Dagdha, Sthuna, Akritin, Roma, Roman, Vastra, Ruksha, Ani, Shaila, Shailu, Upama, Udara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.21). 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: “nagnānyatikṛtāṅgāni dagdhasthūṇākṛtīni vai
  • nagnānya -
  • nagna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • atikṛtā -
  • atikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atikṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgāni -
  • aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • dagdha -
  • dagdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dagdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthūṇā -
  • sthūṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṛtīni -
  • akṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “romavastrāṇi rukṣāṇi śailopamodarāṇi ca || 21 |
  • roma -
  • roma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    roma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    roman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    roman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vastrāṇi -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rukṣā -
  • rukṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śailo -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śailā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śailu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śailu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • upamo -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udarāṇi -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 21
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