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)

जपस्तोत्रादिकं कृत्वा रत्वा सांजलयो मुदा ।
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणां चापि कुर्युरष्टाङ्गप्राणतिं ॥ २५८ ॥ {५७}

japastotrādikaṃ kṛtvā ratvā sāṃjalayo mudā |
kṛtvā pradakṣiṇāṃ cāpi kuryuraṣṭāṅgaprāṇatiṃ || 258 || {57}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.258 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 (38.258). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Japa, Tri, Tra, Adika, Kritva, Kritvan, Ratu, Sanjali, Mud, Muda, Pradakshina, Capin, Capi, Ashtanga, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.258). 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: “japastotrādikaṃ kṛtvā ratvā sāṃjalayo mudā
  • japas -
  • japa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • to -
  • trā -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādikam -
  • ādika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ratvā -
  • ram -> ratvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ram]
    ratū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sāñjalayo* -
  • sāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāñjali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mudā -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtvā pradakṣiṇāṃ cāpi kuryuraṣṭāṅgaprāṇatiṃ || 258 |
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pradakṣiṇām -
  • pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryur -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third plural]
  • aṣṭāṅga -
  • aṣṭāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āṇat -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 258
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