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)

वंधुर्नभे स भगवान्न रिपुर्न चान्यः शास्ता त्रिलोकगुरुरेकतमो ऽपि धीरः श्रुत्वा वचःसुचरितातिशयप्रभावं बुद्धं गुणातिशयलोभतयाश्रिताः स्मः ॥ १५८ ॥ {७४}

vaṃdhurnabhe sa bhagavānna ripurna cānyaḥ śāstā trilokagururekatamo 'pi dhīraḥ śrutvā vacaḥsucaritātiśayaprabhāvaṃ buddhaṃ guṇātiśayalobhatayāśritāḥ smaḥ || 158 || {74}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 27.158 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 (27.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Bhagavat, Ripu, Shastri, Shasta, Triloka, Guru, Ekatama, Api, Dhira, Vacas, Carita, Atishaya, Prabhava, Buddha, Gunatishaya, Lobha, Taya, Ashrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 27.158). 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: “vaṃdhurnabhe sa bhagavānna ripurna cānyaḥ śāstā trilokagururekatamo 'pi dhīraḥ śrutvā vacaḥsucaritātiśayaprabhāvaṃ buddhaṃ guṇātiśayalobhatayāśritāḥ smaḥ || 158 |
  • vandhur -
  • vandhur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nabhe -
  • nabh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nabhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    nabh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavānn -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ripur -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śāstā -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
  • triloka -
  • triloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triloka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekatamo' -
  • ekatama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhīraḥ -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • vacaḥsu -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • caritā -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • atiśaya -
  • atiśaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atiśaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāvam -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • buddham -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guṇātiśaya -
  • guṇātiśaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lobha -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayā -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśritāḥ -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smaḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • Cannot analyse 158
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