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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)
Verse 2.87
निर्वाणं परमं ज्ञानं निर्वाणं परमं सुखं ।
निर्वाणं परमं पुण्यं निर्वाणं परमां गतिं ॥ ८७ ॥ {८८}
nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ jñānaṃ nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ |
nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ nirvāṇaṃ paramāṃ gatiṃ || 87 || {88}
The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.87 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 (2.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nirvana, Paramam, Parama, Jnana, Sukham, Sukha, Punya, Gati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 2.87). 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: “nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ jñānaṃ nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ ”
- nirvāṇam -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nirvāṇam -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ nirvāṇaṃ paramāṃ gatiṃ || 87 |”
- nirvāṇam -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- puṇyam -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- nirvāṇam -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paramām -
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paramā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse 87