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)

श्रुत्वावदानं वडिकस्य साधोरिदं नरा ये ऽभ्यनुमोदयन्ति ।
सर्वे ऽपि ते लोकहितानुरक्ता भवन्ति बोधिगुणलाभिका हि ॥ २८६ ॥ {३१६}

śrutvāvadānaṃ vaḍikasya sādhoridaṃ narā ye 'bhyanumodayanti |
sarve 'pi te lokahitānuraktā bhavanti bodhiguṇalābhikā hi || 286 || {316}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.286 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 (13.286). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avadana, Vadi, Kah, Kim, Sadhu, Idam, Nara, Yah, Yat, Abhi, Anumoda, Sarva, Api, Tad, Yushmad, Lokahita, Akta, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bodhiguna, Labhin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.286). 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: “śrutvāvadānaṃ vaḍikasya sādhoridaṃ narā ye 'bhyanumodayanti
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • avadānam -
  • avadāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaḍi -
  • vaḍi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaḍi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaḍi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sādhor -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • narā* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • anumoda -
  • anumoda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • Line 2: “sarve 'pi te lokahitānuraktā bhavanti bodhiguṇalābhikā hi || 286 |
  • 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]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • 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]
  • lokahitān -
  • lokahita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ur -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • aktā* -
  • akta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • bodhiguṇa -
  • bodhiguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodhiguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lābhi -
  • lābhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    lābhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse 286
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