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)

इति मत्वात्र भो देवि स्नात्वा शुद्धाम्वरावृतौ ।
श्रीदेवीं मनसा ध्यात्वा स्मृत्वा व्रतं चरावहे ॥ ५०२ ॥ {९९}

iti matvātra bho devi snātvā śuddhāmvarāvṛtau |
śrīdevīṃ manasā dhyātvā smṛtvā vrataṃ carāvahe || 502 || {99}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.502 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 (38.502). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Matu, Matva, Atra, Bha, Devi, Devin, Snatva, Shuddha, Vara, Rita, Riti, Ritu, Shridevi, Manasa, Dhyatva, Smritva, Vrata, Cara, Cari, Caru, Ahe, Aha, Ahi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.502). 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: “iti matvātra bho devi snātvā śuddhāmvarāvṛtau
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • matvā -
  • man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    matu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    matvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuddhām -
  • śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • varāvṛ -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛtau -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “śrīdevīṃ manasā dhyātvā smṛtvā vrataṃ carāvahe || 502 |
  • śrīdevīm -
  • śrīdevī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhyātvā -
  • dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtvā* -
  • smṛtvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • carāva -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cari (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ahe -
  • ahe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse 502
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