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)

गृहस्थो धर्मकृच्चापि यात्येवं मरणं ध्रुवं ।
ब्रह्मचारी वनस्थो ऽपि यात्येवं मरणं खलु ॥ ८४ ॥ {८४}

gṛhastho dharmakṛccāpi yātyevaṃ maraṇaṃ dhruvaṃ |
brahmacārī vanastho 'pi yātyevaṃ maraṇaṃ khalu || 84 || {84}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 11.84 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 (11.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grihastha, Dharmakrit, Capin, Capi, Yat, Yatya, Yati, Evam, Eva, Marana, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Vanastha, Api, Khalu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 11.84). 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: “gṛhastho dharmakṛccāpi yātyevaṃ maraṇaṃ dhruvaṃ
  • gṛhastho* -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmakṛc -
  • dharmakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dharmakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yātye -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yātya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat]
    yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yat], [vocative dual from √yat], [accusative dual from √yat], [locative single from √yat]
    yat -> yātyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yat], [vocative single from √yat], [vocative dual from √yat], [accusative dual from √yat]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
    yat (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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: “brahmacārī vanastho 'pi yātyevaṃ maraṇaṃ khalu || 84 |
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vanastho' -
  • vanastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yātye -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yātya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat]
    yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yat], [vocative dual from √yat], [accusative dual from √yat], [locative single from √yat]
    yat -> yātyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yat], [vocative single from √yat], [vocative dual from √yat], [accusative dual from √yat]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
    yat (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 84
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