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)

कारुणिको महाश्राद्धः स्वपरात्महितार्थभृत् ।
धर्मकामः सुभद्रात्मा पूज्यो मान्यो जितेन्द्रियः ॥ ३१ ॥ {३१}

kāruṇiko mahāśrāddhaḥ svaparātmahitārthabhṛt |
dharmakāmaḥ subhadrātmā pūjyo mānyo jitendriyaḥ || 31 || {31}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 7.31 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 (7.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karunika, Mah, Maha, Ashraddha, Svapara, Mahita, Artha, Bhrit, Dharmakama, Subhadra, Asmad, Pujya, Mani, Manya, Jitendriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 7.31). 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: “kāruṇiko mahāśrāddhaḥ svaparātmahitārthabhṛt
  • kāruṇiko* -
  • kāruṇika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśrāddhaḥ -
  • aśrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svaparāt -
  • svapara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svapara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahitā -
  • mahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mah -> mahita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √mah]
    mah -> mahita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √mah]
    mahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah -> mahita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhṛt -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmakāmaḥ subhadrātmā pūjyo mānyo jitendriyaḥ || 31 |
  • dharmakāmaḥ -
  • dharmakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • subhadrāt -
  • subhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    subhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pūjyo* -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • mānyo* -
  • mānī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mānya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man]
  • jitendriyaḥ -
  • jitendriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 31
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