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)

मिथ्यादृष्टिं सदा क्वापि भावयेन्न कदा चन ।
एतानि दशपापानां मूलानि सर्वथा त्यजेत् ॥ ४४ ॥ {४३}

mithyādṛṣṭiṃ sadā kvāpi bhāvayenna kadā cana |
etāni daśapāpānāṃ mūlāni sarvathā tyajet || 44 || {43}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.44 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 (19.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mithyadrishti, Sada, Sad, Kva, Api, Kada, Cana, Eta, Etad, Dashapa, Apa, Apana, Mula, Sarvatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.44). 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: “mithyādṛṣṭiṃ sadā kvāpi bhāvayenna kadā cana
  • mithyādṛṣṭim -
  • mithyādṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kvā -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhāvayen -
  • bhū (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “etāni daśapāpānāṃ mūlāni sarvathā tyajet || 44 |
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daśapā -
  • daśapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āpānām -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    āpā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    āpānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mūlāni -
  • mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tyajet -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 44
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