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)

मान्यार्थी लभते मान्यं जयार्थी लभते जयं ।
धर्मार्थी लभते धर्मान् सुखार्थी लभते सुखं ॥ ३४५ ॥ {९५}

mānyārthī labhate mānyaṃ jayārthī labhate jayaṃ |
dharmārthī labhate dharmān sukhārthī labhate sukhaṃ || 345 || {95}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.345 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 (37.345). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mani, Manin, Manya, Arthi, Labhat, Jaya, Arthin, Dharma, Dharman, Sukharthin, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.345). 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: “mānyārthī labhate mānyaṃ jayārthī labhate jayaṃ
  • mānyā -
  • mānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    mānin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    mānin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √man]
    mān -> mānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mān]
    mān -> mānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mān]
    man -> mānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mānyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man]
    man -> mānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ārthī -
  • ārthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • mānyam -
  • mānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √man]
    man -> mānyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √man]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man], [accusative single from √man]
  • jayā -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthī -
  • arthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • jayam -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dharmārthī labhate dharmān sukhārthī labhate sukhaṃ || 345 |
  • dharmā -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthī -
  • arthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • dharmān -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sukhārthī -
  • sukhārthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 345
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