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)

अल्पेछः सत्सुखी लोके संतुष्टः परमेश्वरः ।
शीलवान्भूषितो नित्यं नष्टशीलो विदंवितः ॥ ५२ ॥ {५२}

alpechaḥ satsukhī loke saṃtuṣṭaḥ parameśvaraḥ |
śīlavānbhūṣito nityaṃ naṣṭaśīlo vidaṃvitaḥ || 52 || {52}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.52 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 (8.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alpa, Cha, Sat, Sad, Sukhi, Sukhin, Loka, Santushta, Parameshvara, Shilavat, Bhushita, Nityam, Nitya, Nashta, Shil, Shila, Vid, Vida, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 8.52). 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: “alpechaḥ satsukhī loke saṃtuṣṭaḥ parameśvaraḥ
  • alpe -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    alpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • chaḥ -
  • cha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sukhī -
  • sukhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sukhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • santuṣṭaḥ -
  • santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parameśvaraḥ -
  • parameśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śīlavānbhūṣito nityaṃ naṣṭaśīlo vidaṃvitaḥ || 52 |
  • śīlavān -
  • śīlavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūṣito* -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhūṣ]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naṣṭa -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb]
  • śīlo* -
  • śīl (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidaṃ -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vitaḥ -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 52
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