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)

यच्च तया मृषावाचा शपथः प्रकृता यथा ।
तथा तत्कर्मपाकेन दुर्गतौ भ्रमते सदा ॥ १४८ ॥ {४८}

yacca tayā mṛṣāvācā śapathaḥ prakṛtā yathā |
tathā tatkarmapākena durgatau bhramate sadā || 148 || {48}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.148 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 (23.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Taya, Mrishavac, Shapatha, Prakrita, Yatha, Tatha, Tat, Tad, Karmapaka, Ina, Durgata, Durgati, Bhramat, Bhramata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.148). 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: “yacca tayā mṛṣāvācā śapathaḥ prakṛtā yathā
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayā* -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mṛṣāvācā -
  • mṛṣāvāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śapathaḥ -
  • śapatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śap (verb class 1)
    [present active second dual]
  • prakṛtā* -
  • prakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “tathā tatkarmapākena durgatau bhramate sadā || 148 |
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karmapāke -
  • karmapāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durgatau -
  • durgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    durgati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhramate -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhramatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sadā* -
  • Cannot analyse 148
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