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)

नान्यः पुण्यात्परः कश्चिद्विद्यते भवचारिणां ।
तस्मात्पुण्यं स्वयं कृत्वा लोकेष्वपि प्रचारय ॥ २२५ ॥ {१३}

nānyaḥ puṇyātparaḥ kaścidvidyate bhavacāriṇāṃ |
tasmātpuṇyaṃ svayaṃ kṛtvā lokeṣvapi pracāraya || 225 || {13}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.225 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 (9.225). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punya, Parah, Para, Kah, Cit, Bhava, Carin, Tasmat, Tad, Svayam, Kritva, Kritvan, Loka, Api, Pracara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.225). 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: “nānyaḥ puṇyātparaḥ kaścidvidyate bhavacāriṇāṃ
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • puṇyāt -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • paraḥ -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāriṇām -
  • cārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    cārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “tasmātpuṇyaṃ svayaṃ kṛtvā lokeṣvapi pracāraya || 225 |
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • lokeṣva -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pracāra -
  • pracāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya* -
  • Cannot analyse 225
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