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)

सत्येन वर्द्धते धर्मं धर्मेण पाल्यते नरः ।
धर्मिष्ठः सद्गतिं याति तस्मात्सत्यं महद्वली ॥ १४६ ॥ {४६}

satyena varddhate dharmaṃ dharmeṇa pālyate naraḥ |
dharmiṣṭhaḥ sadgatiṃ yāti tasmātsatyaṃ mahadvalī || 146 || {46}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.146 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 (10.146). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satya, Riddha, Tad, Yushmad, Dharma, Dharmena, Nara, Nri, Dharmishtha, Sadgati, Yat, Yati, Tasmat, Satyam, Mahat, Vali, Valin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.146). 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: “satyena varddhate dharmaṃ dharmeṇa pālyate naraḥ
  • satyena -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • var -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛddha -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmeṇa -
  • dharmeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pālyate -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “dharmiṣṭhaḥ sadgatiṃ yāti tasmātsatyaṃ mahadvalī || 146 |
  • dharmiṣṭhaḥ -
  • dharmiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadgatim -
  • sadgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahad -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • valī -
  • valī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    valin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 146
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