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)

देवताराधनां कृत्वा सर्वकार्यं प्रसाधयेत् ।
इति मत्वा भवांश्चापि सत्पुत्रप्रतिपत्तये ॥ ५३ ॥ {५३}

devatārādhanāṃ kṛtvā sarvakāryaṃ prasādhayet |
iti matvā bhavāṃścāpi satputrapratipattaye || 53 || {53}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.53 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 (1.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devataradhana, Kritva, Kritvan, Sarvakarya, Pra, Iti, Matu, Matva, Bhava, Bhavant, Capin, Capi, Satputra, Pratipatti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.53). 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: “devatārādhanāṃ kṛtvā sarvakāryaṃ prasādhayet
  • devatārādhanā -
  • devatārādhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvakāryam -
  • sarvakārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvakārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sādhayet -
  • sidh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “iti matvā bhavāṃścāpi satputrapratipattaye || 53 |
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • matvā* -
  • matu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    matvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavāṃś -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • satputra -
  • satputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satputra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratipattaye -
  • pratipatti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Cannot analyse 53
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