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 6.45

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क्रियन्ते किं प्रयत्नानि सर्वथा मरणं ध्रुवं ।
मृत्युर्महावलिष्ठो हि सर्वसत्वान्तकारकः ॥ ४५ ॥ {४५}

kriyante kiṃ prayatnāni sarvathā maraṇaṃ dhruvaṃ |
mṛtyurmahāvaliṣṭho hi sarvasatvāntakārakaḥ || 45 || {45}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.45 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 (6.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Prayatna, Ani, Sarvatha, Marana, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Mrityu, Mah, Maha, Mahi, Ali, Tha, Sarvasatva, Takara, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.45). 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: “kriyante kiṃ prayatnāni sarvathā maraṇaṃ dhruvaṃ ”
kriyante -
√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present passive third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[present passive third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present passive third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[present passive third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
prayatnā -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prayatnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sarvathā -
sarvathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “mṛtyurmahāvaliṣṭho hi sarvasatvāntakārakaḥ || 45 |”
mṛtyur -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāva -
mah (noun, masculine)

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

maha (noun, masculine)

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

mahi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
aliṣ -
ali (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṭho* -
ṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sarvasatvān -
sarvasatva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
takāra -
takāra (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 45

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021