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)

इति तस्य गृहस्थस्य चित्तं संबोधिवांछितं ।
ज्ञात्वासौ भगवान्बुद्धः स्मितं कृत्वाभ्यनंदत ॥ १९७ ॥ {८७}

iti tasya gṛhasthasya cittaṃ saṃbodhivāṃchitaṃ |
jñātvāsau bhagavānbuddhaḥ smitaṃ kṛtvābhyanaṃdata || 197 || {87}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.197 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 (1.197). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Tad, Grihastha, Citta, Sambodhi, Vanchita, Asi, Asu, Adah, Bhagavat, Buddha, Smita, Kritva, Kritvan, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.197). 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: “iti tasya gṛhasthasya cittaṃ saṃbodhivāṃchitaṃ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gṛhasthasya -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    gṛhastha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • sambodhi -
  • sambodhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sambodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sambodhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāñchitam -
  • vāñchita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāñchita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāñchitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vāñch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “jñātvāsau bhagavānbuddhaḥ smitaṃ kṛtvābhyanaṃdata || 197 |
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddhaḥ -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smitam -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • anandata -
  • nand (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • Cannot analyse 197
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