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)

एतच्चक्रावदानं मुनिवरगुणदं यः शृणोति प्रसाद्य ।
श्रुत्वा यश्चानुमोद्य प्रमुदितमनसा श्रावयत्येवमन्यान् ।
स जित्वा क्लेशसंघान् विगतकलिमलो बुद्धधर्मानुचारी ।
पूतात्मा सद्गुणाढ्यः मुनिवरनिलयैः संप्रयाति प्रमोदात् ॥ २५३ ॥ {५१}

etaccakrāvadānaṃ munivaraguṇadaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti prasādya |
śrutvā yaścānumodya pramuditamanasā śrāvayatyevamanyān |
sa jitvā kleśasaṃghān vigatakalimalo buddhadharmānucārī |
pūtātmā sadguṇāḍhyaḥ munivaranilayaiḥ saṃprayāti pramodāt || 253 || {51}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.253 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 (3.253). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Cakra, Cakri, Cakru, Adana, Munivara, Guna, Yah, Prasadya, Uma, Udya, Pramudita, Anas, Shravayat, Evam, Eva, Ani, Anya, Jitvan, Klesha, Sangha, Vigata, Kalimala, Buddhadharma, Anucarin, Putatman, Sadguna, Adhya, Nilaya, Prayati, Pramoda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 3.253). 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: “etaccakrāvadānaṃ munivaraguṇadaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti prasādya
  • etac -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cakrāva -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    cakru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • adānam -
  • adāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • munivara -
  • munivara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śṛṇoti -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • prasādya -
  • prasādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śrutvā yaścānumodya pramuditamanasā śrāvayatyevamanyān
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • umo -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    umā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • udya -
  • udya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ud -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ud]
    ud -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ud]
    und -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √und]
    und -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √und]
    vad -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vad]
    vad -> udya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • pramuditam -
  • pramudita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramudita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pramuditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anasā -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śrāvayatye -
  • śru -> śrāvayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śru], [vocative dual from √śru], [accusative dual from √śru], [locative single from √śru]
    śru (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyā -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “sa jitvā kleśasaṃghān vigatakalimalo buddhadharmānucārī
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jitvā -
  • ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    jitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kleśa -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kleś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅghān -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vigata -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalimalo* -
  • kalimala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddhadharmā -
  • buddhadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anucārī -
  • anucārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “pūtātmā sadguṇāḍhyaḥ munivaranilayaiḥ saṃprayāti pramodāt || 253 |
  • pūtātmā -
  • pūtātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadguṇā -
  • sadguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āḍhyaḥ -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • munivara -
  • munivara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nilayaiḥ -
  • nilaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayāti -
  • prayāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prayāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prayāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pramodāt -
  • pramoda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Cannot analyse 253
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