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)

भिक्षुणीभिः सुशिलाभिरुपासिकागणैरपि ।
उपासकैस्तथान्यैश्च त्रिरत्नशरणागतैः ॥ ७ ॥ {७}

bhikṣuṇībhiḥ suśilābhirupāsikāgaṇairapi |
upāsakaistathānyaiśca triratnaśaraṇāgataiḥ || 7 || {7}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.7 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 (17.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhikshuni, Sushila, Abhiru, Pasi, Kaga, Api, Upasaka, Tatha, Triratna, Sharanagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 17.7). 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: “bhikṣuṇībhiḥ suśilābhirupāsikāgaṇairapi
  • bhikṣuṇībhiḥ -
  • bhikṣuṇī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • suśilā -
  • suśila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suśila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhiru -
  • abhiru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhiru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhiru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāsi -
  • pāsī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • kāga -
  • kāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇair -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “upāsakaistathānyaiśca triratnaśaraṇāgataiḥ || 7 |
  • upāsakais -
  • upāsaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    upāsaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathānyai -
  • tatha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aiś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • triratna -
  • triratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaraṇāgataiḥ -
  • śaraṇāgata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śaraṇāgata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 7
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