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)

पश्यध्वं भिक्षवो यूयं दारिकं तां सुभद्रिकां ।
नूनं मद्दर्शनादेषा बोधिचित्तमवाप्नुयात् ॥ १६५ ॥ {६३}

paśyadhvaṃ bhikṣavo yūyaṃ dārikaṃ tāṃ subhadrikāṃ |
nūnaṃ maddarśanādeṣā bodhicittamavāpnuyāt || 165 || {63}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.165 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 (3.165). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhikshu, Yuya, Yushmad, Darika, Subhadrika, Nunam, Asmad, Darshana, Esha, Bodhicitta, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.165). 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: “paśyadhvaṃ bhikṣavo yūyaṃ dārikaṃ tāṃ subhadrikāṃ
  • paśyadhvam -
  • paś (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive second plural]
  • bhikṣavo* -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • dārikam -
  • dārikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dārika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dārika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • subhadrikām -
  • subhadrikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nūnaṃ maddarśanādeṣā bodhicittamavāpnuyāt || 165 |
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • darśanād -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bodhicittam -
  • bodhicitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bodhicitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 165
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