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)

इति महाराज शुभाशुभं स्वदैवतः ।
संसारे ऽत्र सदा पुण्यं कर्त्तव्यं सत्सुखार्थिभिः ॥ १६७ ॥ {६६}

iti mahārāja śubhāśubhaṃ svadaivataḥ |
saṃsāre 'tra sadā puṇyaṃ karttavyaṃ satsukhārthibhiḥ || 167 || {66}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.167 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 (19.167). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Maharaja, Maharajan, Shubhashubha, Vata, Samsara, Samsari, Atra, Sada, Sad, Punya, Karttavya, Sat, Kha, Arthin, Arthi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 19.167). 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: “iti mahārāja śubhāśubhaṃ svadaivataḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śubhāśubham -
  • śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhāśubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svadai -
  • svad (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • vataḥ -
  • vata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    van -> vata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “saṃsāre 'tra sadā puṇyaṃ karttavyaṃ satsukhārthibhiḥ || 167 |
  • saṃsāre' -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • karttavyam -
  • karttavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karttavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karttavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • satsu -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • khā -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthibhiḥ -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 167
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