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)

प्रजाश्चापि सदा धार्मं श्रावायित्वा प्रबोधयन् ।
बोधिमार्गे प्रतिस्थाप्य पालयस्व समाहितः ॥ २१० ॥ {९९}

prajāścāpi sadā dhārmaṃ śrāvāyitvā prabodhayan |
bodhimārge pratisthāpya pālayasva samāhitaḥ || 210 || {99}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.210 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 (20.210). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praja, Prajas, Capin, Capi, Sada, Dharma, Shrava, Ayi, Ayin, Tva, Yushmad, Prabodha, Yat, Bodhimarga, Pratistha, Apya, Samahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.210). 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: “prajāścāpi sadā dhārmaṃ śrāvāyitvā prabodhayan
  • prajāś -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhārmam -
  • dhārma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhārma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrāvā -
  • śrāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
    śrā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ayi -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • prabodha -
  • prabodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “bodhimārge pratisthāpya pālayasva samāhitaḥ || 210 |
  • bodhimārge -
  • bodhimārga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bodhimārga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pratisthā -
  • pratisthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pālayasva -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
    (verb class 0)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • samāhitaḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 210
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