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)

यत्किञ्चित्प्रकृतं दानं संबुद्धशासने मया ।
एतत्पुण्यफलेन स्यां संबुद्धो ऽयं जिनो यथा ॥ १९६ ॥ {८६}

yatkiñcitprakṛtaṃ dānaṃ saṃbuddhaśāsane mayā |
etatpuṇyaphalena syāṃ saṃbuddho 'yaṃ jino yathā || 196 || {86}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.196 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 (1.196). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Kincid, Kincit, Prakrita, Prakrit, Dana, Sambuddha, Shasana, Maya, Asmad, Etad, Punyaphala, Aya, Idam, Jina, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.196). 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: “yatkiñcitprakṛtaṃ dānaṃ saṃbuddhaśāsane mayā
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kiñcit -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prakṛtam -
  • prakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sambuddha -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sambuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāsane -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “etatpuṇyaphalena syāṃ saṃbuddho 'yaṃ jino yathā || 196 |
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyaphalena -
  • puṇyaphala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    puṇyaphala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • syām -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • sambuddho' -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jino* -
  • ji (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse 196
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