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)

ये धर्मं शरणं यान्ति न ते गछन्ति दुर्गतिं ।
मारधर्मविनिर्मुक्ता बोधिधर्मानवाप्नुयुः ।
ये संघं शरणं यांति न ते गछंति दुर्गतिं ।
पातकेभ्यो विनिर्मुक्ताः संप्रयान्ति सुखावतीं ॥ ८६ ॥ {८६}

ye dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ yānti na te gachanti durgatiṃ |
māradharmavinirmuktā bodhidharmānavāpnuyuḥ |
ye saṃghaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāṃti na te gachaṃti durgatiṃ |
pātakebhyo vinirmuktāḥ saṃprayānti sukhāvatīṃ || 86 || {86}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.86 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 (6.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Dharma, Sharana, Yantin, Yanti, Tad, Yushmad, Durgati, Mara, Dharman, Vinirmukta, Bodhidharma, Ava, Sangha, Pataka, Pra, Praya, Anti, Sukhavati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.86). 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: “ye dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ yānti na te gachanti durgatiṃ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse gachanti*du
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “māradharmavinirmuktā bodhidharmānavāpnuyuḥ
  • māra -
  • māra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vinirmuktā* -
  • vinirmukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinirmuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bodhidharmān -
  • bodhidharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyuḥ -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third plural]
  • Line 3: “ye saṃghaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāṃti na te gachaṃti durgatiṃ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṅgham -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse gachanti*du
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “pātakebhyo vinirmuktāḥ saṃprayānti sukhāvatīṃ || 86 |
  • pātakebhyo* -
  • pātaka (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    pātaka (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • vinirmuktāḥ -
  • vinirmukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinirmuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sukhāvatīm -
  • sukhāvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 86
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