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)

कामवितर्कतां त्यक्त्वा बोधिप्रणिधिचेतसा ।
त्रिकायशोधनं कृत्वा शीलधनमुपार्ज्यतां ॥ ७१ ॥ {७१}

kāmavitarkatāṃ tyaktvā bodhipraṇidhicetasā |
trikāyaśodhanaṃ kṛtvā śīladhanamupārjyatāṃ || 71 || {71}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.71 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 (8.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kama, Vitarka, Bodhin, Pranidhi, Cetas, Trika, Trikaya, Shodhana, Kritva, Kritvan, Shila, Dhana, Uparjya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.71). 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: “kāmavitarkatāṃ tyaktvā bodhipraṇidhicetasā
  • kāma -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vitarka -
  • vitarka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • bodhi -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • praṇidhi -
  • praṇidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    praṇidhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    praṇidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    praṇidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cetasā -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “trikāyaśodhanaṃ kṛtvā śīladhanamupārjyatāṃ || 71 |
  • trikāya -
  • trikāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trika (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    trika (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śodhanam -
  • śodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śīla -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upārjya -
  • upārjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upārjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 71
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