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)

यदैषां ये त्रिरत्नानां स्मरन्त्यनुतापिताः ।
नमो बुद्धाय धर्माय संघायेति वदंति च ॥ १४९ ॥ {४०}

yadaiṣāṃ ye triratnānāṃ smarantyanutāpitāḥ |
namo buddhāya dharmāya saṃghāyeti vadaṃti ca || 149 || {40}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 4.149 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 (4.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Idam, Yah, Yat, Triratna, Smarat, Smaranti, Anutapin, Tas, Nama, Namas, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Iti, Vadat, Vadanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 4.149). 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: “yadaiṣāṃ ye triratnānāṃ smarantyanutāpitāḥ
  • yadai -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • triratnānām -
  • triratna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • smarantya -
  • smarantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    smarantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    smarantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smarantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anutāpi -
  • anutāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anutāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “namo buddhāya dharmāya saṃghāyeti vadaṃti ca || 149 |
  • namo* -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddhāya -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dharmāya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • saṅghāye -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 149
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