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)

यच्चासौ देवता पश्चात्तापसंतपिताशया ।
तस्य पुष्यस्य बुद्धस्य प्रसन्ना शरणं गता ॥ १८५ ॥ {८४}

yaccāsau devatā paścāttāpasaṃtapitāśayā |
tasya puṣyasya buddhasya prasannā śaraṇaṃ gatā || 185 || {84}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.185 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 (32.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Casa, Devata, Pashcattapa, Santa, Pitri, Asha, Ashaya, Tad, Pushya, Buddha, Prasanna, Sharana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 32.185). 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: “yaccāsau devatā paścāttāpasaṃtapitāśayā
  • 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]
  • cāsau -
  • cāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • devatā -
  • devatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paścāttāpa -
  • paścāttāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santa -
  • santa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pi (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • āśayā -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    āśayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasya puṣyasya buddhasya prasannā śaraṇaṃ gatā || 185 |
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • puṣyasya -
  • puṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √pus class 10 verb]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √pus class 10 verb]
  • buddhasya -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prasannā -
  • prasannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatā* -
  • Cannot analyse 185
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