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)

अहो ह्यस्य महारोगं महापातकसंभवं ।
तत्पातकविमुक्त्यै तु दातव्यं दानमादरात् ॥ १३१ ॥ {१३१}

aho hyasya mahārogaṃ mahāpātakasaṃbhavaṃ |
tatpātakavimuktyai tu dātavyaṃ dānamādarāt || 131 || {131}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.131 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 (13.131). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Idam, Maharoga, Mahapataka, Sambhava, Tat, Tad, Pataka, Vimukti, Datavya, Dana, Adara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.131). 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: “aho hyasya mahārogaṃ mahāpātakasaṃbhavaṃ
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahārogam -
  • mahāroga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mahāpātaka -
  • mahāpātaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhavam -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tatpātakavimuktyai tu dātavyaṃ dānamādarāt || 131 |
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pātaka -
  • pātaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimuktyai -
  • vimukti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dātavyam -
  • dātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādarāt -
  • ādara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Cannot analyse 131
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