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)

तत्पुण्यप्रणिधानेन धनिको ऽयं स मालिकः ।
जातो दिव्यप्रभावर्द्धिः पत्नीपुत्रस्नुषान्वितः ॥ १८३ ॥ {८४}

tatpuṇyapraṇidhānena dhaniko 'yaṃ sa mālikaḥ |
jāto divyaprabhāvarddhiḥ patnīputrasnuṣānvitaḥ || 183 || {84}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.183 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 (18.183). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Punya, Pranidhana, Dhanika, Aya, Idam, Malika, Jatri, Jata, Divyaprabhava, Riddhi, Patni, Putra, Snusha, Anvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.183). 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: “tatpuṇyapraṇidhānena dhaniko 'yaṃ sa mālikaḥ
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇya -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • praṇidhānena -
  • praṇidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhaniko' -
  • dhanika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mālikaḥ -
  • mālika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jāto divyaprabhāvarddhiḥ patnīputrasnuṣānvitaḥ || 183 |
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • divyaprabhāvar -
  • divyaprabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divyaprabhāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divyaprabhāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddhiḥ -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patnī -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • snuṣā -
  • snuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anvitaḥ -
  • anvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 183
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