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)

तदनुमोदनां कृत्वा सद्धर्मं भजतादरात् ।
धर्मेणैव जगज्जित्वा मारचर्याविनिर्गतः ॥ ३२७ ॥ {२४}

tadanumodanāṃ kṛtvā saddharmaṃ bhajatādarāt |
dharmeṇaiva jagajjitvā māracaryāvinirgataḥ || 327 || {24}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.327 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 (12.327). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Kritva, Kritvan, Saddharma, Adara, Dharmena, Dharma, Mara, Cari, Carya, Vinirgata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.327). 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: “tadanumodanāṃ kṛtvā saddharmaṃ bhajatādarāt
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • numo -
  • nu (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • danām -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saddharmam -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhajatā -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • adarāt -
  • adara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmeṇaiva jagajjitvā māracaryāvinirgataḥ || 327 |
  • dharmeṇai -
  • dharmeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Cannot analyse jagajjitvā*mā
  • māra -
  • māra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caryā -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    caryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vinirgataḥ -
  • vinirgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 327
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