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)

तस्मात्पुण्यं प्रयत्नेन साधनीयं भवे सदा ।
सर्वत्र सुखताहेतु पुण्यमेवेति कथ्यते ॥ ४६ ॥ {३६}

tasmātpuṇyaṃ prayatnena sādhanīyaṃ bhave sadā |
sarvatra sukhatāhetu puṇyameveti kathyate || 46 || {36}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.46 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 (20.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Punya, Prayatna, Sadhaniya, Bhava, Bhu, Sada, Sad, Sarvatra, Sukhata, Eva, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.46). 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: “tasmātpuṇyaṃ prayatnena sādhanīyaṃ bhave sadā
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative 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]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sādhanīyam -
  • sādhanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādhanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sidh -> sādhanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sidh]
    sādh -> sādhanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvatra sukhatāhetu puṇyameveti kathyate || 46 |
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sukhatā -
  • sukhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahetu -
  • ahetu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • 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]
  • eve -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse 46
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