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)

एहि सुप्रिय भिक्षो ऽत्र चर ब्रह्मचरिं शिवां ।
त्रिरत्नं शरणं कृत्वा समाधिं समुपाश्रयत् ॥ १०८ ॥ {८}

ehi supriya bhikṣo 'tra cara brahmacariṃ śivāṃ |
triratnaṃ śaraṇaṃ kṛtvā samādhiṃ samupāśrayat || 108 || {8}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.108 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 (14.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Supriya, Bhikshu, Atra, Cara, Brahma, Brahman, Cari, Shiva, Triratna, Sharana, Kritva, Kritvan, Samadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.108). 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: “ehi supriya bhikṣo 'tra cara brahmacariṃ śivāṃ
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • supriya -
  • supriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    supriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhikṣo' -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cara -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • carim -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śivām -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “triratnaṃ śaraṇaṃ kṛtvā samādhiṃ samupāśrayat || 108 |
  • triratnam -
  • triratna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • samādhim -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samupā -
  • samupa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aśrayat -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 108
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