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)

स्वपरात्महितार्थेन संबोधिमार्गदेशकाः ।
वंद्याः पूज्याः प्रमान्याश्च चतुर्ब्रह्मविहारिणः ॥ ७५ ॥ {७५}

svaparātmahitārthena saṃbodhimārgadeśakāḥ |
vaṃdyāḥ pūjyāḥ pramānyāśca caturbrahmavihāriṇaḥ || 75 || {75}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.75 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 (35.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svapara, Mahita, Artha, Sambodhi, Arga, Deshaka, Vandya, Vandi, Pujya, Prama, Ani, Anya, Catu, Catus, Brahma, Brahman, Viharin, Vihari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.75). 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: “svaparātmahitārthena saṃbodhimārgadeśakāḥ
  • svaparāt -
  • svapara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svapara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahitā -
  • mahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mah -> mahita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √mah]
    mah -> mahita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √mah]
    mahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah -> mahita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • arthena -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sambodhim -
  • sambodhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sambodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arga -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deśakāḥ -
  • deśaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    deśakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vaṃdyāḥ pūjyāḥ pramānyāśca caturbrahmavihāriṇaḥ || 75 |
  • vandyāḥ -
  • vandya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vandyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vand -> vandya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vand class 1 verb]
    vand -> vandyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vand class 1 verb]
    vandī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pūjyāḥ -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūjyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • pramā -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyāś -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    an (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vihāriṇaḥ -
  • vihārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vihārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vihārī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 75
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