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)

धनवान्पुरुषो लोके नीचो ऽपि मान्यते ऽगुणः ।
निर्धना गुणवांश्चापि सुजातो ऽपि न मान्यते ॥ ४५३ ॥ {३}

dhanavānpuruṣo loke nīco 'pi mānyate 'guṇaḥ |
nirdhanā guṇavāṃścāpi sujāto 'pi na mānyate || 453 || {3}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.453 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 (37.453). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanavat, Purusha, Loka, Nica, Api, Aguna, Nirdhana, Gunavat, Capin, Capi, Sujata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.453). 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: “dhanavānpuruṣo loke nīco 'pi mānyate 'guṇaḥ
  • dhanavān -
  • dhanavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • nīco' -
  • nīca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • aguṇaḥ -
  • aguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirdhanā guṇavāṃścāpi sujāto 'pi na mānyate || 453 |
  • nirdhanā* -
  • nirdhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirdhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇavāṃś -
  • guṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sujāto' -
  • sujāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • Cannot analyse 453
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