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)

तदा स भगवान्दृष्ट्वा तं धर्मध्वजदुःखितं ।
जानन्नप्यागतं कामं धर्मध्वजे समब्रवीत् ॥ ५६ ॥ {५६}

tadā sa bhagavāndṛṣṭvā taṃ dharmadhvajaduḥkhitaṃ |
jānannapyāgataṃ kāmaṃ dharmadhvaje samabravīt || 56 || {56}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.56 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 (37.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Bhagavat, Dharmadhvaja, Duhkhita, Janat, Api, Apya, Agata, Kamam, Kama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.56). 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: “tadā sa bhagavāndṛṣṭvā taṃ dharmadhvajaduḥkhitaṃ
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmadhvaja -
  • dharmadhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharmadhvaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkhitam -
  • duḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “jānannapyāgataṃ kāmaṃ dharmadhvaje samabravīt || 56 |
  • jānann -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • apyā -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āgatam -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • kāmam -
  • kāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmadhvaje -
  • dharmadhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmadhvaja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dharmadhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 56
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