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)

तथात्र कूटसंकाशो निर्माय महती शिला ।
उपरिष्टात्प्रतिष्ठाप्य दर्शिता तस्य भीतये ॥ २५ ॥ {२५}

tathātra kūṭasaṃkāśo nirmāya mahatī śilā |
upariṣṭātpratiṣṭhāpya darśitā tasya bhītaye || 25 || {25}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.25 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 (20.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Kuta, Sankasha, Nirmaya, Mahat, Mahati, Shila, Uparishtat, Uparishta, Pratishthapya, Darshita, Tad, Bhiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.25). 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: “tathātra kūṭasaṃkāśo nirmāya mahatī śilā
  • tathāt -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kūṭa -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkāśo* -
  • saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirmāya -
  • nirmāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahatī -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śilā -
  • śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upariṣṭātpratiṣṭhāpya darśitā tasya bhītaye || 25 |
  • upariṣṭāt -
  • upariṣṭāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    upariṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upariṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pratiṣṭhāpya -
  • pratiṣṭhāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭhāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśitā -
  • darśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhītaye -
  • bhīti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Cannot analyse 25
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: