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)

नीरुजाः सुखसंपन्नाः श्रीसंपत्तिसमन्विताः ।
ब्रह्मादि लोकपालाश्च दशदिक्पा महर्द्धिकाः ।
विघ्नाञ्जित्वा शुभं कृत्वा पालयंतु प्रजाः सदा ॥ ९९८ ॥ {३५}

nīrujāḥ sukhasaṃpannāḥ śrīsaṃpattisamanvitāḥ |
brahmādi lokapālāśca daśadikpā maharddhikāḥ |
vighnāñjitvā śubhaṃ kṛtvā pālayaṃtu prajāḥ sadā || 998 || {35}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.998 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 (38.998). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Niruja, Sukhasampanna, Shri, Samanvita, Brahmadi, Lokapala, Dashadish, Maharddhika, Vighna, Jitvan, Shubha, Shubh, Kritva, Kritvan, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.998). 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: “nīrujāḥ sukhasaṃpannāḥ śrīsaṃpattisamanvitāḥ
  • nīrujāḥ -
  • nīruja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nīrujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukhasampannāḥ -
  • sukhasampanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sampatti -
  • sampatti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samanvitāḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samanvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “brahmādi lokapālāśca daśadikpā maharddhikāḥ
  • brahmādi -
  • brahmādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    brahmādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    brahmādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lokapālāś -
  • lokapāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lokapālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daśadik -
  • daśadiś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • pā* -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • maharddhikāḥ -
  • maharddhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    maharddhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “vighnāñjitvā śubhaṃ kṛtvā pālayaṃtu prajāḥ sadā || 998 |
  • vighnāñ -
  • vighna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jitvā -
  • ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    ji -> jitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ji]
    jitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • pālayantu -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [imperative active third plural]
    (verb class 0)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā* -
  • Cannot analyse 998
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