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)

इत्येतद्दुष्करं मत्वा प्रव्रज्याचरणे मनः ।
सर्वथा त्वं विनिर्वार्य कुलधर्मं समाचर ॥ १८० ॥ {८०}

ityetadduṣkaraṃ matvā pravrajyācaraṇe manaḥ |
sarvathā tvaṃ vinirvārya kuladharmaṃ samācara || 180 || {80}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.180 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 (10.180). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Etad, Dushkara, Matu, Matva, Pravrajya, Acarana, Mana, Manas, Sarvatha, Tva, Yushmad, Arya, Kuladharma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.180). 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: “ityetadduṣkaraṃ matvā pravrajyācaraṇe manaḥ
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • duṣkaram -
  • duṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • matvā -
  • man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    matu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    matvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravrajyā -
  • pravrajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravrajyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acaraṇe -
  • acaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    acaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    acaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvathā tvaṃ vinirvārya kuladharmaṃ samācara || 180 |
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vini -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rvā -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ārya -
  • ārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār -> ārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ār]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kuladharmam -
  • kuladharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samācara* -
  • Cannot analyse 180
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