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)

तथा द्रव्यानि सर्वाणि भूतानि ह्यशुचिन्यपि ।
जलाभिषिक्तमात्रेण शुद्ध्यन्ते सर्वदा खलु ॥ ११९ ॥ {१०}

tathā dravyāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni hyaśucinyapi |
jalābhiṣiktamātreṇa śuddhyante sarvadā khalu || 119 || {10}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 4.119 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 (4.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Dravi, Dravya, Sarva, Sarvani, Bhuta, Bhutani, Ashuci, Api, Jala, Abhishikta, Atra, Shuddhi, Anta, Anti, Sarvada, Khalu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 4.119). 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: “tathā dravyāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni hyaśucinyapi
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dravyā -
  • dravi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dravī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    dravī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āni -
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aśucinya -
  • aśuci (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “jalābhiṣiktamātreṇa śuddhyante sarvadā khalu || 119 |
  • jalā -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhiṣiktam -
  • abhiṣikta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhiṣikta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhiṣiktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātreṇa -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuddhya -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sarvadā -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 119
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