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 12.82

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मानुष्ये लभ्यमाने हि कुतो धर्मानुसाधनं ।
विना धर्म्मं यशोद्रव्यः किं सौख्यं गृहवासिनां ॥ ८२ ॥ {८१}

mānuṣye labhyamāne hi kuto dharmānusādhanaṃ |
vinā dharmmaṃ yaśodravyaḥ kiṃ saukhyaṃ gṛhavāsināṃ || 82 || {81}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.82 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 (12.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manushya, Labhyamana, Kutah, Kuta, Dharma, Usri, Adhana, Yasha, Yashas, Dravya, Dravi, Kim, Saukhya, Grihavasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.82). 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: “mānuṣye labhyamāne hi kuto dharmānusādhanaṃ ”
mānuṣye -
mānuṣya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mānuṣya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mānuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
labhyamāne -
√labh -> labhyamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [locative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √labh class 1 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kuto* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharmān -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
usā -
usṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhanam -
adhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhana (noun, neuter)

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

adhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dhan (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “vinā dharmmaṃ yaśodravyaḥ kiṃ saukhyaṃ gṛhavāsināṃ || 82 |”
vinā* -
Cannot analyse dharmmam*ya
yaśo -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dravyaḥ -
dravya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dravī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dravī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
saukhyam -
saukhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gṛhavāsinām -
gṛhavāsin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gṛhavāsin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Cannot analyse 82

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021