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)

आदिमध्यान्तकल्याणं दिदेश धर्ममुत्तमं ।
शृणु राजन्भवे सारं धर्मं नित्यमतंद्रितं ॥ ७३ ॥ {७४}

ādimadhyāntakalyāṇaṃ dideśa dharmamuttamaṃ |
śṛṇu rājanbhave sāraṃ dharmaṃ nityamataṃdritaṃ || 73 || {74}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.73 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 (2.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adima, Dhya, Antaka, Dharma, Uttamam, Uttama, Rajan, Rajat, Bhava, Bhu, Sara, Nityam, Nitya, Atandrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.73). 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: “ādimadhyāntakalyāṇaṃ dideśa dharmamuttamaṃ
  • ādima -
  • ādima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • dhyā -
  • dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antaka -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lyā -
  • li (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dideśa -
  • diś (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    diś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇu rājanbhave sāraṃ dharmaṃ nityamataṃdritaṃ || 73 |
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atandritam -
  • atandrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atandrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atandritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 73
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