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)

तस्य पुण्यात्मनः स्थानं इंद्राय समचक्षतच् ।
कौशिक तुषितो नाम लोकधातुः प्रसिद्धितः ॥ ७६ ॥ {७६}

tasya puṇyātmanaḥ sthānaṃ iṃdrāya samacakṣatac |
kauśika tuṣito nāma lokadhātuḥ prasiddhitaḥ || 76 || {76}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.76 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 (6.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Punyatman, Sthana, Indra, Kaushika, Tushita, Tushitas, Naman, Lokadhatri, Lokadhatu, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.76). 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: “tasya puṇyātmanaḥ sthānaṃ iṃdrāya samacakṣatac
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • puṇyātmanaḥ -
  • puṇyātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puṇyātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • indrāya -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Cannot analyse samacakṣatac
  • Line 2: “kauśika tuṣito nāma lokadhātuḥ prasiddhitaḥ || 76 |
  • kauśika -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kauśika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tuṣito* -
  • tuṣitas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tuṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lokadhātuḥ -
  • lokadhātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    lokadhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    lokadhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lokadhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prasiddhi -
  • prasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 76
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