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 37.348

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ज्ञानार्थी लभते ज्ञानं मोक्षार्थी मोक्षमाप्नुयात् ।
एवमन्यानि वस्तूनि सर्वोपकरणान्यपि ॥ ३४८ ॥ {९८}

jñānārthī labhate jñānaṃ mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnuyāt |
evamanyāni vastūni sarvopakaraṇānyapi || 348 || {98}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.348 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 (37.348). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jnana, Arthin, Arthi, Labhat, Moksha, Evam, Eva, Anya, Vastu, Saru, Sarva, Upakarana, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.348). 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: “jñānārthī labhate jñānaṃ mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnuyāt ”
jñānā -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jñānā (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]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mokṣā -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthī -
arthī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

arthī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

arthin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mokṣam -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āpnuyāt -
√āp (verb class 5)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “evamanyāni vastūni sarvopakaraṇānyapi || 348 |”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anyāni -
anya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vastūni -
vastu (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sarvo -
sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saru (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upakaraṇānya -
upakaraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Cannot analyse 348

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021