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)

इति मत्वा हि ते सर्वे भिक्षवो भवनिस्पृहाः ।
प्रव्रज्याव्रतमाश्रित्य भवन्ति ब्रह्मचारिणः ॥ २१३ ॥ {१३}

iti matvā hi te sarve bhikṣavo bhavanispṛhāḥ |
pravrajyāvratamāśritya bhavanti brahmacāriṇaḥ || 213 || {13}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.213 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 (10.213). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Matu, Matva, Tad, Yushmad, Sarva, Bhikshu, Bhava, Nispriha, Pravrajya, Avrata, Ashritya, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 10.213). 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: “iti matvā hi te sarve bhikṣavo bhavanispṛhāḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • matvā* -
  • matu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    matvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhikṣavo* -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nispṛhāḥ -
  • nispṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pravrajyāvratamāśritya bhavanti brahmacāriṇaḥ || 213 |
  • pravrajyā -
  • pravrajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravrajyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avratam -
  • avrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • brahmacāriṇaḥ -
  • brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmacārī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 213
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