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)

प्रजाश्चापि तथा राजं बोधयित्वा प्रयत्नतः ।
संबोधिसाधने धर्मे योजनीयास्त्वयादरात् ॥ २२८ ॥ {२८}

prajāścāpi tathā rājaṃ bodhayitvā prayatnataḥ |
saṃbodhisādhane dharme yojanīyāstvayādarāt || 228 || {28}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.228 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 (14.228). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praja, Prajas, Capin, Capi, Tatha, Raja, Raj, Bodhayitva, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas, Sambodhi, Sadhana, Dharma, Yojaniya, Tva, Yushmad, Adara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 14.228). 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: “prajāścāpi tathā rājaṃ bodhayitvā prayatnataḥ
  • prajāś -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājam -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bodhayitvā -
  • budh -> bodhayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    bodhayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃbodhisādhane dharme yojanīyāstvayādarāt || 228 |
  • sambodhi -
  • sambodhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sambodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sambodhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yojanīyās -
  • yojanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yojanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yojanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj]
    yuj -> yojanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj], [accusative plural from √yuj]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • adarāt -
  • adara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Cannot analyse 228
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