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)

योजनीयाः प्रजा धर्मे तत्पुण्यैस्त्वं प्रमोक्ष्यसे ।
आदौ दाने प्रजान्योज्याः संबोधिपदकारणे ॥ ७७ ॥ {७८}

yojanīyāḥ prajā dharme tatpuṇyaistvaṃ pramokṣyase |
ādau dāne prajānyojyāḥ saṃbodhipadakāraṇe || 77 || {78}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.77 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:

Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yojaniya, Praja, Prajas, Dharma, Tat, Tad, Punya, Tva, Yushmad, Prama, Adau, Ada, Adi, Dana, Prajani, Ojya, Sambodhi, Padakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.77). 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: “yojanīyāḥ prajā dharme tatpuṇyaistvaṃ pramokṣyase
  • yojanīyāḥ -
  • yojanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yojanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yojanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj]
    yuj -> yojanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj], [accusative plural from √yuj]
  • prajā* -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyais -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • pramo -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ukṣyase -
  • ukṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive second single]
  • Line 2: “ādau dāne prajānyojyāḥ saṃbodhipadakāraṇe || 77 |
  • ādau -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dāne -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • prajānyo -
  • prajāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ojyāḥ -
  • oj -> ojya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √oj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √oj class 10 verb]
    oj -> ojyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √oj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √oj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √oj class 10 verb]
  • sambodhi -
  • sambodhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sambodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sambodhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • padakāra -
  • padakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇe -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 77
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