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)

यथास्माकमितः प्रेतलोका मुक्तिर्भवेद्ध्रुवं ।
तथास्मासु भवाम्च्छास्ता कृपया कर्तुमर्हाति ॥ ४० ॥ {४०}

yathāsmākamitaḥ pretalokā muktirbhaveddhruvaṃ |
tathāsmāsu bhavāmcchāstā kṛpayā kartumarhāti || 40 || {40}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.40 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:

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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 (16.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Asmaka, Asmad, Itah, Ita, Pretaloka, Mukti, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Tatha, Bhava, Ccha, Tan, Kripa, Kartu, Arha, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.40). 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: “yathāsmākamitaḥ pretalokā muktirbhaveddhruvaṃ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • itaḥ -
  • itaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • pretalokā* -
  • pretaloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • muktir -
  • mukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tathāsmāsu bhavāmcchāstā kṛpayā kartumarhāti || 40 |
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmāsu -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative plural]
  • bhavām -
  • bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cchās -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛpayā -
  • kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhā -
  • arha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse 40
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