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)

ततः कश्चित्सुहृत्साधुः संबुद्धोपासकः सुधीः ।
तं गृहस्थमुपागत्य तथैवं पर्यबोधयत् ॥ ५१ ॥ {५१}

tataḥ kaścitsuhṛtsādhuḥ saṃbuddhopāsakaḥ sudhīḥ |
taṃ gṛhasthamupāgatya tathaivaṃ paryabodhayat || 51 || {51}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.51 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 (10.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kah, Cit, Hrit, Sadhu, Sambuddha, Upasaka, Sudhi, Grihastha, Upagatya, Tatha, Evam, Eva, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.51). 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: “tataḥ kaścitsuhṛtsādhuḥ saṃbuddhopāsakaḥ sudhīḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citsu -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • hṛt -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    hṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhuḥ -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sambuddho -
  • sambuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sambuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sambuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāsakaḥ -
  • upāsaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sudhīḥ -
  • sudhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sudhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “taṃ gṛhasthamupāgatya tathaivaṃ paryabodhayat || 51 |
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛhastham -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gṛhastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gṛhasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upāgatya -
  • upāgatya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathai -
  • 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]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parya -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abodhayat -
  • budh (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 51
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