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)

भवतां शरणे स्थित्वा प्रव्रज्य सौगतंव्रतं ।
धृत्वा सदा समादाय चरिष्ये बोधिचारिकां ॥ ११२ ॥ {१२}

bhavatāṃ śaraṇe sthitvā pravrajya saugataṃvrataṃ |
dhṛtvā sadā samādāya cariṣye bodhicārikāṃ || 112 || {12}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.112 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 (35.112). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavat, Bhavant, Sharana, Sharani, Sthitva, Pravrajya, Saugata, Vrata, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Sada, Sad, Samadaya, Bodhin, Carika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.112). 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: “bhavatāṃ śaraṇe sthitvā pravrajya saugataṃvrataṃ
  • bhavatām -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • śaraṇe -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sthitvā -
  • sthitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
  • pravrajya -
  • pravrajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saugataṃ -
  • saugata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saugata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtvā sadā samādāya cariṣye bodhicārikāṃ || 112 |
  • dhṛtvā -
  • dhṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛ]
    dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samādāya -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cariṣye -
  • bodhi -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cārikām -
  • cārikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 112
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