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)

देवताराधनं कृत्वा तस्थौ नित्यं समुत्सुकः ।
तथापि तस्य शाक्यस्य स्वदैवपरिमाणतः ॥ ३५ ॥ {३५}

devatārādhanaṃ kṛtvā tasthau nityaṃ samutsukaḥ |
tathāpi tasya śākyasya svadaivaparimāṇataḥ || 35 || {35}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.35 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 (9.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devataradhana, Kritva, Kritvan, Tastha, Nityam, Nitya, Samutsuka, Tatha, Api, Tad, Shakya, Vapa, Mana, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.35). 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: “devatārādhanaṃ kṛtvā tasthau nityaṃ samutsukaḥ
  • devatārādhanam -
  • devatārādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samutsukaḥ -
  • samutsuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathāpi tasya śākyasya svadaivaparimāṇataḥ || 35 |
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • śākyasya -
  • śākya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śākya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śac class 1 verb]
  • svadai -
  • svad (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • vapa -
  • vapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • māṇa -
  • māṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 35
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