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)

तस्मान्नित्यां त्रिरत्नानि संस्मृत्वा शरणं गताः ।
सत्कृत्य भावयित्वा च भजध्वं बोधिवांछया ॥ १०० ॥ {१००}

tasmānnityāṃ triratnāni saṃsmṛtvā śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ |
satkṛtya bhāvayitvā ca bhajadhvaṃ bodhivāṃchayā || 100 || {100}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 5.100 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 (5.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Nitya, Triratna, Smritva, Sharana, Gata, Satkritya, Bhavayitva, Bodhin, Vancha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 5.100). 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: “tasmānnityāṃ triratnāni saṃsmṛtvā śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
  • tasmān -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • nityām -
  • nityā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • triratnāni -
  • triratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtvā -
  • smṛ -> smṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √smṛ]
    smṛtvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “satkṛtya bhāvayitvā ca bhajadhvaṃ bodhivāṃchayā || 100 |
  • satkṛtya -
  • satkṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satkṛtya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • bhāvayitvā -
  • bhū -> bhāvayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
    bhāvayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhajadhvam -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second plural]
  • bodhi -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāñchayā -
  • vāñchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse 100
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