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)

तस्मादस्या न कर्त्तव्या वारणा धर्मसाधने ।
चरतु सौगतीं चर्यामियं हि निर्वृतये ॥ १५६ ॥ {४४}

tasmādasyā na karttavyā vāraṇā dharmasādhane |
caratu saugatīṃ caryāmiyaṃ hi nirvṛtaye || 156 || {44}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.156 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 (9.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Karttavya, Varana, Dharmasadhana, Saugati, Cari, Carya, Nirvriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.156). 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: “tasmādasyā na karttavyā vāraṇā dharmasādhane
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • asyā* -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karttavyā* -
  • karttavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karttavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> karttavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • vāraṇā* -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmasādhane -
  • dharmasādhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “caratu saugatīṃ caryāmiyaṃ hi nirvṛtaye || 156 |
  • caratu -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • saugatīm -
  • saugatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • caryām -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    caryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nirvṛtaye -
  • nirvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    nirvṛti (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Cannot analyse 156
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