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)

मयाप्तं विमलं चक्षुः शान्तमार्यपदं तथा ।
दुःखार्णवः समुत्तीर्णो बोधिमार्गो ऽपि दृश्यते ॥ ८७ ॥ {७७}

mayāptaṃ vimalaṃ cakṣuḥ śāntamāryapadaṃ tathā |
duḥkhārṇavaḥ samuttīrṇo bodhimārgo 'pi dṛśyate || 87 || {77}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.87 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 (20.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Asmad, Apta, Vimala, Cakshu, Cakshus, Shanta, Arya, Apada, Tatha, Duhkha, Arnava, Samuttirna, Bodhimarga, Api, Drishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.87). 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: “mayāptaṃ vimalaṃ cakṣuḥ śāntamāryapadaṃ tathā
  • mayā -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aptam -
  • apta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vimalam -
  • vimala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vimala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vimalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakṣuḥ -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • śāntam -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • ārya -
  • ārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār -> ārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ār]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apadam -
  • apada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “duḥkhārṇavaḥ samuttīrṇo bodhimārgo 'pi dṛśyate || 87 |
  • duḥkhā -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arṇavaḥ -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samuttīrṇo* -
  • samuttīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bodhimārgo' -
  • bodhimārga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse 87
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