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)

नमो बुद्धाय धर्माय संघाय च नमस्सदा ।
इति प्रोक्त्वा प्रणत्वा तच्छरणं समुपाययुः ॥ १६५ ॥ {६५}

namo buddhāya dharmāya saṃghāya ca namassadā |
iti proktvā praṇatvā taccharaṇaṃ samupāyayuḥ || 165 || {65}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.165 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 (14.165). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nama, Namas, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Sada, Sad, Iti, Pra, Uktva, Prana, Tva, Yushmad, Tat, Tad, Sharana, Upaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.165). 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: “namo buddhāya dharmāya saṃghāya ca namassadā
  • namo* -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddhāya -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dharmāya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • saṅghāya -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • namas -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iti proktvā praṇatvā taccharaṇaṃ samupāyayuḥ || 165 |
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upāya -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuḥ -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 165
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