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)

पूरण एव सर्वेषां यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणां ।
ऋद्धिमतां महानग्रो मात्रैकश्चित्ततो ऽधिकः ॥ ६३ ॥ {६३}

pūraṇa eva sarveṣāṃ yatīnāṃ brahmacāriṇāṃ |
ṛddhimatāṃ mahānagro mātraikaścittato 'dhikaḥ || 63 || {63}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.63 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 (26.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purana, Eva, Sarva, Yati, Brahmacarin, Riddhimat, Riddhimata, Mahana, Gras, Matri, Matra, Aika, Citta, Tas, Adhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 26.63). 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: “pūraṇa eva sarveṣāṃ yatīnāṃ brahmacāriṇāṃ
  • pūraṇa* -
  • pūraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yatīnām -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • brahmacāriṇām -
  • brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brahmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “ṛddhimatāṃ mahānagro mātraikaścittato 'dhikaḥ || 63 |
  • ṛddhimatām -
  • ṛddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ṛddhimat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ṛddhimatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāna -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gro* -
  • gras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mātrai -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    mātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikaś -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citta -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • to' -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikaḥ -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 63
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