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)

नमः संघाय नाथाय सर्वदापि नमे भजे ।
अद्यारभ्य त्रिरत्नानां सदाहं शरणं व्रजे ॥ ५७ ॥ {५७}

namaḥ saṃghāya nāthāya sarvadāpi name bhaje |
adyārabhya triratnānāṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraje || 57 || {57}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.57 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 (6.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nama, Namas, Sangha, Natha, Sarvada, Api, Nami, Bhaji, Adya, Arabhya, Triratna, Sadaham, Sharana, Vraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.57). 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: “namaḥ saṃghāya nāthāya sarvadāpi name bhaje
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅghāya -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nāthāya -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nātha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sarvadā -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • name -
  • nama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nami (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhaje -
  • bhaji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “adyārabhya triratnānāṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraje || 57 |
  • adyā -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ārabhya -
  • ārabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • triratnānām -
  • triratna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sadāham -
  • sadāham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vraje -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 57
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