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)

भगवच्छासने गत्वा प्रव्रज्याव्रतमाचरत् ।
तस्मात्किं भिक्षवो यूयं मन्यध्वे याभवत्तदा ॥ २१३ ॥ {१}

bhagavacchāsane gatvā pravrajyāvratamācarat |
tasmātkiṃ bhikṣavo yūyaṃ manyadhve yābhavattadā || 213 || {1}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.213 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 (9.213). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhagavat, Shasana, Pravrajya, Avrata, Acarat, Tasmat, Tad, Kim, Bhikshu, Yuya, Yushmad, Yabhavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.213). 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: “bhagavacchāsane gatvā pravrajyāvratamācarat
  • bhagavacch -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śāsane -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • pravrajyā -
  • pravrajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravrajyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avratam -
  • avrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • acarat -
  • acarat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    acarat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tasmātkiṃ bhikṣavo yūyaṃ manyadhve yābhavattadā || 213 |
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhikṣavo* -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • manyadhve -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second plural], [present passive second plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second plural]
  • yābhavat -
  • yābhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yābhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tadā* -
  • Cannot analyse 213
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