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)

समलोष्टकसौवर्णाः सत्कारलाभनिस्पृहाः ।
अकाशसमचित्ताङ्गा भवे लाभपराङ्मुखाः ॥ १६४ ॥ {५३}

samaloṣṭakasauvarṇāḥ satkāralābhanispṛhāḥ |
akāśasamacittāṅgā bhave lābhaparāṅmukhāḥ || 164 || {53}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.164 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 (20.164). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samala, Ushta, Kasa, Varna, Satkara, Labha, Nispriha, Aka, Ashas, Acitta, Anga, Bhava, Bhu, Paranmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.164). 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: “samaloṣṭakasauvarṇāḥ satkāralābhanispṛhāḥ
  • samalo -
  • samala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṣṭa -
  • uṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣ -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]
    uṣ -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]
    uch -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √uch class 1 verb]
    uch -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √uch class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vaś (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • kasau -
  • kasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • varṇāḥ -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • satkāra -
  • satkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lābha -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nispṛhāḥ -
  • nispṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “akāśasamacittāṅgā bhave lābhaparāṅmukhāḥ || 164 |
  • akā -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśasam -
  • aśasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    aśas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • acittā -
  • acitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acittā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • aṅgā* -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lābha -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāṅmukhāḥ -
  • parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 164
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