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)

ततश्च पुरतः स्थित्वा प्रकुर्युः पापदेशनां ।
पुण्यानुमोदनां चापि प्रार्थयेयुः सुसंस्थितिं ॥ २५९ ॥ {५८}

tataśca purataḥ sthitvā prakuryuḥ pāpadeśanāṃ |
puṇyānumodanāṃ cāpi prārthayeyuḥ susaṃsthitiṃ || 259 || {58}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.259 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 (38.259). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Puratah, Purat, Sthitva, Pra, Papadeshana, Punya, Uma, Capin, Capi, Prartha, Susa, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.259). 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: “tataśca purataḥ sthitvā prakuryuḥ pāpadeśanāṃ
  • tataś -
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purataḥ -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • sthitvā -
  • sthitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kuryuḥ -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third plural]
  • pāpadeśanām -
  • pāpadeśanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “puṇyānumodanāṃ cāpi prārthayeyuḥ susaṃsthitiṃ || 259 |
  • puṇyān -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • umo -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • danām -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • 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]
  • prārthaye -
  • prārthā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iyuḥ -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
  • susaṃ -
  • susa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    susa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthitim -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 259
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