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)

तदिह ते महादेव्या श्रद्धया शरणास्थिता ।
व्रतं चरितुमिछामि तत्प्रसीद कृपानिधे ॥ ७२८ ॥ {६६}

tadiha te mahādevyā śraddhayā śaraṇāsthitā |
vrataṃ caritumichāmi tatprasīda kṛpānidhe || 728 || {66}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.728 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 (38.728). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Iha, Yushmad, Mahadevi, Shraddhaya, Shraddha, Sharana, Asthita, Vrata, Cari, Pra, Sida, Kripanidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.728). 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: “tadiha te mahādevyā śraddhayā śaraṇāsthitā
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (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]
  • mahādevyā -
  • mahādevī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śraddhayā -
  • śraddhayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaraṇā -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asthitā -
  • asthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vrataṃ caritumichāmi tatprasīda kṛpānidhe || 728 |
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cari -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    carī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • michāmi -
  • mich (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sīda -
  • sīda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sīda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛpānidhe -
  • kṛpānidhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛpānidhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse 728
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