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)

बोधयन् सकलांल् लोकान् समाधिं विदधे ततः ।
इति शास्त्रा समादिष्टं श्रुत्वा सर्वे च सांघिकाः ॥ १७७ ॥ {७६}

bodhayan sakalāṃl lokān samādhiṃ vidadhe tataḥ |
iti śāstrā samādiṣṭaṃ śrutvā sarve ca sāṃghikāḥ || 177 || {76}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 11.177 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 (11.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bodhayat, Sakala, Loka, Samadhi, Vida, Dha, Dhi, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Iti, Shastri, Samadishta, Sarva, Sanghika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 11.177). 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: “bodhayan sakalāṃl lokān samādhiṃ vidadhe tataḥ
  • bodhayan -
  • budh -> bodhayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √budh], [vocative single from √budh]
  • sakalāṃl -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samādhim -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vida -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhe -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “iti śāstrā samādiṣṭaṃ śrutvā sarve ca sāṃghikāḥ || 177 |
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śāstrā -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samādiṣṭam -
  • samādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samādiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samādiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāṅghikāḥ -
  • sāṅghika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 177
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