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)

शृण्वन्तीदं मुदा ये जिनवरकथितं मालिकस्यावदानं ये चापि श्रावयन्ति प्रमुदितमनसः श्रद्धया भद्रकामाः ।
ते सर्वे लोकनाथास्त्रिमलकलिजिता बोधिसत्वा महेशा भुक्त्वा सौख्यं सदान्ते जिनवरनिलये संप्रयान्ति प्रसन्नाः ।
अथाशोको महीपालः कृतांजलिपुटो मुदा ।
उपगुप्तं गुरुं भिक्षुं नत्वैवं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥ {१}

śṛṇvantīdaṃ mudā ye jinavarakathitaṃ mālikasyāvadānaṃ ye cāpi śrāvayanti pramuditamanasaḥ śraddhayā bhadrakāmāḥ |
te sarve lokanāthāstrimalakalijitā bodhisatvā maheśā bhuktvā saukhyaṃ sadānte jinavaranilaye saṃprayānti prasannāḥ |
athāśoko mahīpālaḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭo mudā |
upaguptaṃ guruṃ bhikṣuṃ natvaivaṃ punarabravīt || 1 || {1}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.1 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 (28.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrinvat, Idam, Muda, Yah, Yat, Jina, Vara, Kathita, Malika, Avadana, Capin, Capi, Shravayat, Shravayanti, Pramudita, Anas, Anasa, Shraddhaya, Shraddha, Bhadraka, Tad, Yushmad, Sarva, Lokanatha, Trimala, Kali, Jita, Bodhin, Satvan, Mahesha, Bhuktva, Saukhya, Sada, Varat, Pra, Praya, Anti, Prasanna, Atha, Ashoka, Mahipala, Kritanjaliputa, Mud, Upagupta, Guru, Bhikshu, Evam, Eva, Punar,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.1). 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: “śṛṇvantīdaṃ mudā ye jinavarakathitaṃ mālikasyāvadānaṃ ye cāpi śrāvayanti pramuditamanasaḥ śraddhayā bhadrakāmāḥ
  • śṛṇvantī -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third plural]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mudā* -
  • muda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jina -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kathitam -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kathita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • mālikasyā -
  • mālika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • avadānam -
  • avadāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śrāvayanti -
  • śru -> śrāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śru], [vocative plural from √śru], [accusative plural from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śru]
    śru (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • pramuditam -
  • pramudita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramudita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pramuditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anasaḥ -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • śraddhayā -
  • śraddhayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhadrakām -
  • bhadrakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “te sarve lokanāthāstrimalakalijitā bodhisatvā maheśā bhuktvā saukhyaṃ sadānte jinavaranilaye saṃprayānti prasannāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • 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]
  • lokanāthās -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lokanāthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • trimala -
  • trimala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trimala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kali -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kalī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kalī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jitā* -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 9 verb]
  • bodhi -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • satvā -
  • satvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maheśā* -
  • maheśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhuktvā -
  • bhuktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
  • saukhyam -
  • saukhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sadān -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jina -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varan -
  • vṛ -> varat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb]
  • ilaye -
  • il (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • prasannāḥ -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “athāśoko mahīpālaḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭo mudā
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśoko* -
  • aśoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • mahīpālaḥ -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtāñjalipuṭo* -
  • kṛtāñjalipuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mudā -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “upaguptaṃ guruṃ bhikṣuṃ natvaivaṃ punarabravīt || 1 |
  • upaguptam -
  • upagupta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upagupta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upaguptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gurum -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhikṣum -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • natvai -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 1
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