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 वीरा वणिक्सार्था धर्मेणैवाभिरक्षिताः ।
महाम्बुधिं समुत्तीर्य रत्नान्यपि लभन्ति च ॥ ८५ ॥ {८५}

tathā vīrā vaṇiksārthā dharmeṇaivābhirakṣitāḥ |
mahāmbudhiṃ samuttīrya ratnānyapi labhanti ca || 85 || {85}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.85 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 (15.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Vira, Vaniksartha, Dharmena, Dharma, Eva, Akshita, Mahambudhi, Samud, Ratna, Ratnani, Api, Labhat, Labhanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.85). 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 vīrā vaṇiksārthā dharmeṇaivābhirakṣitāḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vīrā* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaṇiksārthā* -
  • vaṇiksārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmeṇai -
  • dharmeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • evābhir -
  • evā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • akṣitāḥ -
  • akṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “mahāmbudhiṃ samuttīrya ratnānyapi labhanti ca || 85 |
  • mahāmbudhim -
  • mahāmbudhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    mahāmbudhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tīrya -
  • tṝ -> tīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tṝ]
  • ratnānya -
  • ratnāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ratnāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ratnāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • labhanti -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 85
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