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)

शृणुत भो महाभाग्य यूयं सर्वे समाहिताः ।
युष्माकं ज्ञातिवर्गाणां मुक्तिहेतुं प्रवक्ष्यते ॥ ४८ ॥ {४८}

śṛṇuta bho mahābhāgya yūyaṃ sarve samāhitāḥ |
yuṣmākaṃ jñātivargāṇāṃ muktihetuṃ pravakṣyate || 48 || {48}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.48 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 (16.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bha, Mahabhagya, Yuya, Yushmad, Sarva, Samahita, Yushmaka, Varga, Hetu, Pra, Vakshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 16.48). 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: “śṛṇuta bho mahābhāgya yūyaṃ sarve samāhitāḥ
  • śṛṇuta -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahābhāgya -
  • mahābhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahābhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samāhitāḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yuṣmākaṃ jñātivargāṇāṃ muktihetuṃ pravakṣyate || 48 |
  • yuṣmākam -
  • yuṣmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuṣmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuṣmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • jñāti -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vargāṇām -
  • varga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vargā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mukti -
  • mukti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hetum -
  • hi -> hetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √hi]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vakṣyate -
  • vac -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vac class 2 verb], [dative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vac class 2 verb], [dative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse 48
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