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)

एतत्पुण्यविपाकेन सर्वत्र ते शुभं भवेत् ।
सर्वदा दुर्गतिं नैव यायात्सदा तु सद्गतिं ॥ ७८ ॥ {७७}

etatpuṇyavipākena sarvatra te śubhaṃ bhavet |
sarvadā durgatiṃ naiva yāyātsadā tu sadgatiṃ || 78 || {77}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.78 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 (36.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Punya, Vipaka, Sarvatra, Tad, Yushmad, Shubha, Shubh, Sarvada, Durgati, Naiva, Sada, Sad, Sadgati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 36.78). 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: “etatpuṇyavipākena sarvatra te śubhaṃ bhavet
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇya -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • vipākena -
  • vipāka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vipāka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sarvadā durgatiṃ naiva yāyātsadā tu sadgatiṃ || 78 |
  • sarvadā* -
  • sarvada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yāyāt -
  • (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sadgatim -
  • sadgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 78
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