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)

ततः स भगवान्दृष्ट्वा तं गृहष्ठं सुभाविनं ।
आदिमध्यान्तकल्याणं धर्मामादेष्टुमब्रवीत् ॥ ७२ ॥ {७२}

tataḥ sa bhagavāndṛṣṭvā taṃ gṛhaṣṭhaṃ subhāvinaṃ |
ādimadhyāntakalyāṇaṃ dharmāmādeṣṭumabravīt || 72 || {72}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.72 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 (15.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhagavat, Grih, Tha, Subha, Ina, Adima, Dhya, Antaka, Dharma, Adi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.72). 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: “tataḥ sa bhagavāndṛṣṭvā taṃ gṛhaṣṭhaṃ subhāvinaṃ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛhaṣ -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭham -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • subhāvi -
  • subha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ādimadhyāntakalyāṇaṃ dharmāmādeṣṭumabravīt || 72 |
  • ādima -
  • ādima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • dhyā -
  • dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antaka -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lyā -
  • li (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dharmām -
  • dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ādeṣ -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭum -
  • ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 72
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