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)

मया यावन्ति दानानि पुण्यानि प्रकृतानि च ।
एतत्पुण्यफलैर्नित्यं मंगलं भवतु द्वयोः ॥ ७० ॥ {७०}

mayā yāvanti dānāni puṇyāni prakṛtāni ca |
etatpuṇyaphalairnityaṃ maṃgalaṃ bhavatu dvayoḥ || 70 || {70}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.70 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 (1.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Yavat, Dana, Punya, Prakrita, Etad, Punyaphala, Nityam, Nitya, Mangala, Dva, Dvayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.70). 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: “mayā yāvanti dānāni puṇyāni prakṛtāni ca
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāvanti -
  • yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dānāni -
  • dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • puṇyāni -
  • puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • prakṛtāni -
  • prakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “etatpuṇyaphalairnityaṃ maṃgalaṃ bhavatu dvayoḥ || 70 |
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyaphalair -
  • puṇyaphala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇyaphala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maṅgalam -
  • maṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavatu -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • dvayoḥ -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 70
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