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)

इति सत्यं परिज्ञाय सर्वसत्वहितार्थभृत् ।
तथा रत्नत्रयं स्मृत्वा भज नित्यं समाहितः ॥ २७८ ॥ {३०८}

iti satyaṃ parijñāya sarvasatvahitārthabhṛt |
tathā ratnatrayaṃ smṛtvā bhaja nityaṃ samāhitaḥ || 278 || {308}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.278 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 (13.278). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Satyam, Satya, Parijnaya, Parijna, Sarvasatva, Hita, Artha, Bhrit, Tatha, Ratnatraya, Smritva, Nityam, Nitya, Samahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.278). 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: “iti satyaṃ parijñāya sarvasatvahitārthabhṛt
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parijñāya -
  • parijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    parijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sarvasatva -
  • sarvasatva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvasatva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hitā -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • 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: “tathā ratnatrayaṃ smṛtvā bhaja nityaṃ samāhitaḥ || 278 |
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ratnatrayam -
  • ratnatraya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtvā* -
  • smṛtvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaja -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samāhitaḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 278
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