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)

तन्मां भवोदधौ मग्नां कृपयोद्धर्तुमर्हति ।
इति संप्रार्थिते सत्यो कन्यया क्षेमया तया ।
भगवान् कृपया दृष्ट्या ददर्श तां शुभाशयां ॥ १६३ ॥ {६३}

tanmāṃ bhavodadhau magnāṃ kṛpayoddhartumarhati |
iti saṃprārthite satyo kanyayā kṣemayā tayā |
bhagavān kṛpayā dṛṣṭyā dadarśa tāṃ śubhāśayāṃ || 163 || {63}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.163 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 (33.163). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tanman, Bhavodadhi, Magna, Kripa, Uddha, Uddhri, Ritu, Arhat, Iti, Samprarthita, Kanya, Kshema, Bhagavat, Drishti, Shubhashaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 33.163). 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: “tanmāṃ bhavodadhau magnāṃ kṛpayoddhartumarhati
  • tanmā -
  • tanman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhavodadhau -
  • bhavodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • magnām -
  • magnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    majj -> magnā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]
  • kṛpayo -
  • kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uddhar -
  • uddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    uddhṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    uddhṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtum -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “iti saṃprārthite satyo kanyayā kṣemayā tayā
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samprārthite -
  • samprārthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samprārthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samprārthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • satyo -
  • kanyayā -
  • kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣemayā -
  • kṣemā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “bhagavān kṛpayā dṛṣṭyā dadarśa tāṃ śubhāśayāṃ || 163 |
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛpayā -
  • kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭyā* -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhāśayām -
  • śubhāśayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 163
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