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)

चतुर्जलधिमेखलाकुरतम्बभारालसां महीं महतीं विसृज्य हरयेवापकष्टां वलिः ।
प्रदाय मुनये तु पांशुलवमप्यशोको नृपः क्षितिं सकलचंद्रमण्डलतराञ्च संप्राप्तवान् ॥ १६४ ॥ {८०}

caturjaladhimekhalākuratambabhārālasāṃ mahīṃ mahatīṃ visṛjya harayevāpakaṣṭāṃ valiḥ |
pradāya munaye tu pāṃśulavamapyaśoko nṛpaḥ kṣitiṃ sakalacaṃdramaṇḍalatarāñca saṃprāptavān || 164 || {80}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 27.164 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 (27.164). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturjaladhi, Alas, Alasa, Mahi, Mahati, Visrijya, Hari, Haraya, Vapa, Kashta, Ali, Prada, Pradaya, Muni, Munaya, Pamshu, Lavam, Lava, Api, Apya, Ashoka, Nripa, Kshiti, Sakalacandra, Anda, Tara, Samprapta, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 27.164). 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: “caturjaladhimekhalākuratambabhārālasāṃ mahīṃ mahatīṃ visṛjya harayevāpakaṣṭāṃ valiḥ
  • caturjaladhim -
  • caturjaladhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    caturjaladhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ekha -
  • ikh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akuratam -
  • kur (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • babhārā -
  • bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • alasām -
  • alas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    alas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    alasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahatīm -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • visṛjya -
  • visṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haraye -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    haraya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    haraya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vāpa -
  • vāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṣṭām -
  • kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aliḥ -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pradāya munaye tu pāṃśulavamapyaśoko nṛpaḥ kṣitiṃ sakalacaṃdramaṇḍalatarāñca saṃprāptavān || 164 |
  • pradāya -
  • pradāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • munaye -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    munaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    munaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāṃśu -
  • pāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṃśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṃśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lavam -
  • lavam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    lava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aśoko* -
  • aśoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣitim -
  • kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sakalacandram -
  • sakalacandra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakalacandra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarā -
  • tara (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samprāpta -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 164
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