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 18.187

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इति शास्त्रा समादिष्टं श्रुत्वा सर्वे ऽपि सांघिकाः ।
मेनिरे चित्तवैमल्यमूलं दानफलश्रियं ॥ १८७ ॥ {८८}

iti śāstrā samādiṣṭaṃ śrutvā sarve 'pi sāṃghikāḥ |
menire cittavaimalyamūlaṃ dānaphalaśriyaṃ || 187 || {88}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.187 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:
Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.187). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Shastri, Samadishta, Sarva, Api, Sanghika, Citta, Vaimalya, Mula, Dana, Phalashri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 18.187). 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 śāstrā samādiṣṭaṃ śrutvā sarve 'pi sāṃghikāḥ ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śāstrā -
śāstṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
samādiṣṭam -
samādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samādiṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

samādiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
sarve' -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sāṅghikāḥ -
sāṅghika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “menire cittavaimalyamūlaṃ dānaphalaśriyaṃ || 187 |”
menire -
√man (verb class 4)

[perfect middle third plural]

√man (verb class 8)

[perfect middle third plural]
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
vaimalya -
vaimalya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dāna -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dān (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
phalaśriyam -
phalaśrī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

phalaśrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse 187

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021