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)

ततस्तावद्गुरुं नत्वा त्रिरत्नशरणं गतः ।
मंडले सगणां देवीं ध्यात्वावाह्य समर्चयेत् ॥ ७६ ॥ {७६}

tatastāvadguruṃ natvā triratnaśaraṇaṃ gataḥ |
maṃḍale sagaṇāṃ devīṃ dhyātvāvāhya samarcayet || 76 || {76}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.76 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 (37.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tavat, Guru, Triratna, Sharana, Gat, Gata, Mandala, Sagana, Devi, Dhyatva, Avahya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.76). 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: “tatastāvadguruṃ natvā triratnaśaraṇaṃ gataḥ
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gurum -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • natvā -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • triratna -
  • triratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “maṃḍale sagaṇāṃ devīṃ dhyātvāvāhya samarcayet || 76 |
  • maṇḍale -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sagaṇām -
  • sagaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • devīm -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhyātvā -
  • dhyātva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • āvāhya -
  • āvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arcayet -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 76
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