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 37.452

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संसारे माननीयं हि धनमेव सदादरात् ।
धनानुरूपेण यल् लोके मान्यते निंद्यते नरः ॥ ४५२ ॥ {२}

saṃsāre mānanīyaṃ hi dhanameva sadādarāt |
dhanānurūpeṇa yal loke mānyate niṃdyate naraḥ || 452 || {2}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.452 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 (37.452). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsara, Samsari, Mananiya, Dhana, Eva, Sada, Ara, Uru, Yat, Yad, Loka, Nindyata, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.452). 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: “saṃsāre mānanīyaṃ hi dhanameva sadādarāt ”
saṃsāre -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃsāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saṃsāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
mānanīyam -
mānanīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mānanīya (noun, neuter)

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

mānanīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√man -> mānanīya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √man]

√man -> mānanīya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √man]

√man -> mānanīyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √man]

√mān -> mānanīya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 10 verb]

√mān -> mānanīya (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 -> mānanīya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man]

√man -> mānanīya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man], [accusative single from √man]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dhanam -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadād -
sada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
arāt -
ara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

√rās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “dhanānurūpeṇa yal loke mānyate niṃdyate naraḥ || 452 |”
dhanān -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
urū -
uru (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
peṇa -
√peṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yal -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
mānyate -
√mān (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√mān (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]

√man (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
nindyate -
nindyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√nind (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
naraḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Cannot analyse 452

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021