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)

Verse 26.57

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इति मत्वा न कर्त्तव्या बुद्धे निंदा कथं चन ।
त्रिरत्नभजनान्येव कर्त्तव्यानि शुभार्थिभिः ॥ ५७ ॥ {५७}

iti matvā na karttavyā buddhe niṃdā kathaṃ cana |
triratnabhajanānyeva karttavyāni śubhārthibhiḥ || 57 || {57}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.57 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (26.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Matu, Matva, Karttavya, Buddha, Buddhi, Ninda, Katham, Katha, Cana, Triratna, Bhajana, Eva, Shubharthin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.57). 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 matvā na karttavyā buddhe niṃdā kathaṃ cana ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
matvā* -
matu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

matvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karttavyā* -
karttavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

karttavyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> karttavyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
buddhe -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

buddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

buddhi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
nindā -
nindā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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: “triratnabhajanānyeva karttavyāni śubhārthibhiḥ || 57 |”
triratna -
triratna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhajanānye -
bhajana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karttavyāni -
karttavya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
śubhārthibhiḥ -
śubhārthin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śubhārthin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Cannot analyse 57

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021