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)

इत्येवं दुष्करं ज्ञत्वा प्रव्रज्याव्रतसाधने ।
सहसा मा कृथाश्चित्तं निवारय समाहितः ॥ ८८ ॥ {८८}

ityevaṃ duṣkaraṃ jñatvā pravrajyāvratasādhane |
sahasā mā kṛthāścittaṃ nivāraya samāhitaḥ || 88 || {88}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.88 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 (14.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Evam, Eva, Dushkara, Pravrajya, Avrata, Sadhana, Sahasa, Asmad, Citta, Nivara, Samahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.88). 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: “ityevaṃ duṣkaraṃ jñatvā pravrajyāvratasādhane
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duṣkaram -
  • duṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñatvā -
  • pravrajyā -
  • pravrajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravrajyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avrata -
  • avrata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avrata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhane -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sahasā kṛthāścittaṃ nivāraya samāhitaḥ || 88 |
  • sahasā* -
  • sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛthāś -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle second single]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • nivāra -
  • nivāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • samāhitaḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 88
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