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)

प्रेतीभूतावदानं दुरितहृतमतैः श्रेष्ठिनो लोभिनो ये शृण्वंति श्रवयंति प्रमुदितमनसः श्रद्धयेदं मनुष्याः ।
मात्सर्यं ते विहाय त्रिमणिशरणगाः सर्वसत्वानुरागा दानं दत्वा प्रसन्नाः सततशुभचरा यान्ति बुद्धालयं ते ॥ १६७ ॥ {६०}

pretībhūtāvadānaṃ duritahṛtamataiḥ śreṣṭhino lobhino ye śṛṇvaṃti śravayaṃti pramuditamanasaḥ śraddhayedaṃ manuṣyāḥ |
mātsaryaṃ te vihāya trimaṇiśaraṇagāḥ sarvasatvānurāgā dānaṃ datvā prasannāḥ satataśubhacarā yānti buddhālayaṃ te || 167 || {60}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 31.167 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 (31.167). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Preti, Bhuta, Bhuti, Adana, Durita, Hrit, Hrita, Shreshthin, Lobhin, Yah, Yat, Shrinvat, Shrava, Pramudita, Anas, Anasa, Shraddhaya, Shraddha, Idam, Manushi, Manushya, Matsarya, Tad, Yushmad, Vihaya, Viha, Tri, Ani, Sharana, Sarvasatva, Ura, Aga, Ago, Dana, Dad, Prasanna, Satata, Shubha, Cara, Yantin, Yanti, Buddha, Alaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 31.167). 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: “pretībhūtāvadānaṃ duritahṛtamataiḥ śreṣṭhino lobhino ye śṛṇvaṃti śravayaṃti pramuditamanasaḥ śraddhayedaṃ manuṣyāḥ
  • pretī -
  • pretī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pretī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    preti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhūtāva -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • adānam -
  • adāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • durita -
  • durita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛtam -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • atai -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • śreṣṭhino* -
  • śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śreṣṭhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • lobhino* -
  • lobhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    lobhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śṛṇvanti -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third plural]
  • śrava -
  • śrava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • pramuditam -
  • pramudita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramudita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pramuditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anasaḥ -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • śraddhaye -
  • śraddhayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manuṣyāḥ -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “mātsaryaṃ te vihāya trimaṇiśaraṇagāḥ sarvasatvānurāgā dānaṃ datvā prasannāḥ satataśubhacarā yānti buddhālayaṃ te || 167 |
  • mātsaryam -
  • mātsarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vihāya -
  • vihāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • trim -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śaraṇa -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāḥ -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • sarvasatvān -
  • sarvasatva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • urā -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    urā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agā* -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ago (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prasannāḥ -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • satata -
  • satata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubha -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • carā* -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    carā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • buddhā -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alayam -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 167
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