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)

बुद्धो हि जगतां शास्ता धर्मराजो विनायकः ।
तत्तस्य शरणे गत्वा चरितुमिछामि सच्चरीं ॥ १४६ ॥ {३४}

buddho hi jagatāṃ śāstā dharmarājo vināyakaḥ |
tattasya śaraṇe gatvā caritumichāmi saccarīṃ || 146 || {34}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.146 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 (9.146). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Buddha, Jagat, Jagata, Shasta, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Vinayaka, Tat, Tad, Sharana, Sharani, Cari, Sat, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.146). 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: “buddho hi jagatāṃ śāstā dharmarājo vināyakaḥ
  • buddho* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jagatām -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jagatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śāstā* -
  • śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
  • dharmarājo* -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vināyakaḥ -
  • vināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tattasya śaraṇe gatvā caritumichāmi saccarīṃ || 146 |
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • śaraṇe -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • cari -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    carī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • michāmi -
  • mich (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • sac -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • carīm -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 146
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