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 शृण्वंति न सद्धर्मं ते क्लेशपरिदाहिताः ।
मारधर्मरता दुष्टाः प्रणष्टा यांति दुर्गतिं ।
न मानयंति ये संघं न ते जानंति सद्गतिं ।
सदा दुःखाभिसंतप्ता भ्रष्टा गछंति दुर्गतिं ।
निन्दन्ति ये त्रिरत्नानि ते दुष्टा मारपाक्षिकाः ।
नैव चरंति सन्मार्गे विनष्टा यंति दुर्गतिं ।
तस्माद् ये मानवाः सन्तो वांछन्ति सद्गतिं सदा ।
तैः संस्मृत्वा त्रिरत्नानां कर्त्तव्यं शरणं मुदा ॥ ८८ ॥ {८८}

ye śṛṇvaṃti na saddharmaṃ te kleśaparidāhitāḥ |
māradharmaratā duṣṭāḥ praṇaṣṭā yāṃti durgatiṃ |
na mānayaṃti ye saṃghaṃ na te jānaṃti sadgatiṃ |
sadā duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā bhraṣṭā gachaṃti durgatiṃ |
nindanti ye triratnāni te duṣṭā mārapākṣikāḥ |
naiva caraṃti sanmārge vinaṣṭā yaṃti durgatiṃ |
tasmād ye mānavāḥ santo vāṃchanti sadgatiṃ sadā |
taiḥ saṃsmṛtvā triratnānāṃ karttavyaṃ śaraṇaṃ mudā || 88 || {88}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.88 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 (6.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Shrinvat, Saddharma, Tad, Yushmad, Klesha, Paridahin, Tas, Mara, Dharmarata, Dushta, Prana, Yantin, Yanti, Durgati, Manayat, Manayanti, Sangha, Janat, Sadgati, Sada, Duhkha, Abhisantapta, Nindat, Nindanti, Triratna, Marapa, Akshika, Naiva, Sanmarga, Vinashta, Tasmat, Manava, Sat, Santa, Vanchat, Vanchanti, Sad, Smritva, Karttavya, Sharana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 6.88). 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 śṛṇvaṃti na saddharmaṃ te kleśaparidāhitāḥ
  • 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]
  • śṛṇvanti -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saddharmam -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative 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]
  • kleśa -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kleś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paridāhi -
  • paridāhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paridāhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “māradharmaratā duṣṭāḥ praṇaṣṭā yāṃti durgatiṃ
  • māra -
  • māra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmaratā* -
  • dharmarata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharmaratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duṣṭāḥ -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • praṇaṣ -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭā* -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “na mānayaṃti ye saṃghaṃ na te jānaṃti sadgatiṃ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānayanti -
  • man -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √man]
    mān -> mānayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man], [accusative plural from √man]
    man -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √man]
    mān (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    man (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • jānanti -
  • jānanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • sadgatim -
  • sadgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “sadā duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā bhraṣṭā gachaṃti durgatiṃ
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duḥkhā -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhisantaptā* -
  • abhisantapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abhisantaptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhraṣṭā* -
  • Cannot analyse gachanti*du
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 5: “nindanti ye triratnāni te duṣṭā mārapākṣikāḥ
  • nindanti -
  • nind -> nindat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> nindantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • 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]
  • triratnāni -
  • triratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • duṣṭā* -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mārapā -
  • mārapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṣikāḥ -
  • akṣika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 6: “naiva caraṃti sanmārge vinaṣṭā yaṃti durgatiṃ
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • caranti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sanmārge -
  • sanmārga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vinaṣṭā* -
  • vinaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • durgatim -
  • durgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    durgati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 7: “tasmād ye mānavāḥ santo vāṃchanti sadgatiṃ sadā
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • 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]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • santo* -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • vāñchanti -
  • vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vāñch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vāñch class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sadgatim -
  • sadgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 8: “taiḥ saṃsmṛtvā triratnānāṃ karttavyaṃ śaraṇaṃ mudā || 88 |
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtvā -
  • smṛ -> smṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √smṛ]
    smṛtvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • triratnānām -
  • triratna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • karttavyam -
  • karttavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karttavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karttavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mudā* -
  • Cannot analyse 88
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