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 37.75

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ततः स सद्गुरुं नत्वा तदाज्ञां शिरसावहन् ।
उत्तराभिमुखः शुद्ध आसने समुपाश्रयेत् ॥ ७५ ॥ {७५}

tataḥ sa sadguruṃ natvā tadājñāṃ śirasāvahan |
uttarābhimukhaḥ śuddha āsane samupāśrayet || 75 || {75}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.75 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 (37.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sadguru, Tada, Ajna, Shiras, Avahat, Uttarabhimukha, Shuddha, Asana, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.75). 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: “tataḥ sa sadguruṃ natvā tadājñāṃ śirasāvahan ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadgurum -
sadguru (noun, masculine)

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

[absolutive from √nam]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ajñām -
ajñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[aorist active first single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[aorist active first single]
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
avahan -
avahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√vah (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
Line 2: “uttarābhimukhaḥ śuddha āsane samupāśrayet || 75 |”
uttarābhimukhaḥ -
uttarābhimukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śuddha* -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
āsane -
āsana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

āsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śrayet -
√śri (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Cannot analyse 75

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021