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)

पित्रोः पादान्पुनर्नत्वा प्रत्युवाच प्रबोधयन् ।
सत्यं तात गृहे सौख्यं धर्माणां चरमुत्तमं ॥ ७० ॥ {७०}

pitroḥ pādānpunarnatvā pratyuvāca prabodhayan |
satyaṃ tāta gṛhe saukhyaṃ dharmāṇāṃ caramuttamaṃ || 70 || {70}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 7.70 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 (7.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Pada, Padat, Punar, Prati, Prabodha, Yat, Satyam, Satya, Tata, Grih, Griha, Saukhya, Dharma, Cara, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 7.70). 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: “pitroḥ pādānpunarnatvā pratyuvāca prabodhayan
  • pitroḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • pādān -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pādāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • natvā -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • pratyu -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • prabodha -
  • prabodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “satyaṃ tāta gṛhe saukhyaṃ dharmāṇāṃ caramuttamaṃ || 70 |
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saukhyam -
  • saukhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmāṇām -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • caram -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    carā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 70
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