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)

तथा राजन्त्वयाप्येवं स्वयं धृत्वा वृषं शुभे ।
बोधयित्वा प्रजाश्चापि स्थापनीयाः सदा शुभे ॥ ३४६ ॥ {४३}

tathā rājantvayāpyevaṃ svayaṃ dhṛtvā vṛṣaṃ śubhe |
bodhayitvā prajāścāpi sthāpanīyāḥ sadā śubhe || 346 || {43}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.346 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 (12.346). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Svayam, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Vrisha, Shubha, Shubh, Bodhayitva, Praja, Prajas, Capin, Capi, Sthapaniya, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.346). 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: “tathā rājantvayāpyevaṃ svayaṃ dhṛtvā vṛṣaṃ śubhe
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājantva -
  • rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • ayāpye -
  • (verb class 0)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhṛtvā -
  • dhṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛ]
    dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣam -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “bodhayitvā prajāścāpi sthāpanīyāḥ sadā śubhe || 346 |
  • bodhayitvā -
  • budh -> bodhayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    bodhayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajāś -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthāpanīyāḥ -
  • sthāpanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthāpanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthāpanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā], [accusative plural from √sthā]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse 346
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