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)

इत्यादिष्टं मुनीन्द्रेण श्रुत्वा स प्रेत उत्थितः ।
स पात्रचीवरं द्रव्यं संघेभ्यो निरयातयत् ॥ ५३ ॥ {५३}

ityādiṣṭaṃ munīndreṇa śrutvā sa preta utthitaḥ |
sa pātracīvaraṃ dravyaṃ saṃghebhyo nirayātayat || 53 || {53}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 31.53 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 (31.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ityadi, Munindra, Pretri, Preta, Utthita, Patra, Civara, Dravya, Dravi, Sangha, Niraya, Ayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 31.53). 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: “ityādiṣṭaṃ munīndreṇa śrutvā sa preta utthitaḥ
  • ityādiṣ -
  • ityādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ityādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭam -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • munīndreṇa -
  • munīndra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • preta* -
  • pretṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    preta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • utthitaḥ -
  • utthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa pātracīvaraṃ dravyaṃ saṃghebhyo nirayātayat || 53 |
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātra -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cīvaram -
  • cīvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cīvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dravyam -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṅghebhyo* -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • nirayāt -
  • niraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayat -
  • ayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 53
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