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 1.152

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महासत्वो लभेद्ध्यानं ध्याता ब्रह्मविहारिकः ।
संस्मृतः साधयेत्प्रज्ञां प्रज्ञावान् हि गुणालयः ॥ १५२ ॥ {४२}

mahāsatvo labheddhyānaṃ dhyātā brahmavihārikaḥ |
saṃsmṛtaḥ sādhayetprajñāṃ prajñāvān hi guṇālayaḥ || 152 || {42}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.152 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 (1.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahasatva, Ana, Dhyata, Brahma, Brahman, Viharin, Vihari, Kah, Samsmrita, Prajna, Prajnavat, Gunalaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 1.152). 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: “mahāsatvo labheddhyānaṃ dhyātā brahmavihārikaḥ ”
mahāsatvo* -
mahāsatva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
labheddh -
√labh (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ānam -
āna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
dhyātā* -
dhyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dhyātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vihāri -
vihārin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vihārin (noun, neuter)

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

vihārī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vihārī (noun, feminine)

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

vihārī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saṃsmṛtaḥ sādhayetprajñāṃ prajñāvān hi guṇālayaḥ || 152 |”
saṃsmṛtaḥ -
saṃsmṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sādhayet -
√sidh (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
prajñām -
prajñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prajñāvān -
prajñāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
guṇālayaḥ -
guṇālaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 152

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021