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)

इत्यर्हद्भिर्महाभिज्ञैः समाख्यातं मया श्रुतं ।
तत्संबुद्धपदां प्रप्तुं बुद्धं भजेय सांप्रतं ॥ ४० ॥ {४०}

ityarhadbhirmahābhijñaiḥ samākhyātaṃ mayā śrutaṃ |
tatsaṃbuddhapadāṃ praptuṃ buddhaṃ bhajeya sāṃprataṃ || 40 || {40}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.40 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:

Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (15.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Rihat, Mahabhijna, Samakhyata, Maya, Asmad, Shrut, Shruta, Tat, Tad, Sambuddha, Pad, Buddha, Sampratam, Samprata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.40). 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: “ityarhadbhirmahābhijñaiḥ samākhyātaṃ mayā śrutaṃ
  • ityar -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ṛhadbhir -
  • ṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahābhijñaiḥ -
  • mahābhijña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mahābhijña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samākhyātam -
  • samākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samākhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • Line 2: “tatsaṃbuddhapadāṃ praptuṃ buddhaṃ bhajeya sāṃprataṃ || 40 |
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sambuddha -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sambuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padām -
  • pad (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse praptum*bu
  • buddham -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhajeya -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [optative middle first single]
  • sāmpratam -
  • sāmpratam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmprata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmprata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmpratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 40
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