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)

सद्धर्मं समवाप्तुं तं संबुद्धं भजतादरात् ।
बुद्ध एव जगद्बंधुः सर्वसत्वहितंकरः ॥ १४२ ॥ {४२}

saddharmaṃ samavāptuṃ taṃ saṃbuddhaṃ bhajatādarāt |
buddha eva jagadbaṃdhuḥ sarvasatvahitaṃkaraḥ || 142 || {42}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.142 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 (2.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saddharma, Sama, Aptu, Sambuddha, Adara, Buddha, Eva, Jagat, Bandhu, Sarvasatva, Tanka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.142). 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: “saddharmaṃ samavāptuṃ taṃ saṃbuddhaṃ bhajatādarāt
  • saddharmam -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aptum -
  • aptu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    aptu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sambuddham -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhajatā -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • adarāt -
  • adara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “buddha eva jagadbaṃdhuḥ sarvasatvahitaṃkaraḥ || 142 |
  • buddha* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagad -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bandhuḥ -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvasatva -
  • sarvasatva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvasatva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • taṅka -
  • taṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 142
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