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 12.157

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केचिद्वीरा ह्यलाभिज्ञाः कुलीनाः साधवो ऽपि ये ।
ते ऽपि जातिनिहीने ऽपि भजंति शरणं गताः ॥ १५७ ॥ {५५}

kecidvīrā hyalābhijñāḥ kulīnāḥ sādhavo 'pi ye |
te 'pi jātinihīne 'pi bhajaṃti śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 157 || {55}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.157 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 (12.157). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Vira, Ala, Abhijna, Kulina, Sadhu, Api, Yah, Yat, Tad, Yushmad, Jati, Nihina, Sharana, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.157). 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: “kecidvīrā hyalābhijñāḥ kulīnāḥ sādhavo 'pi ye ”
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vīrā* -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vīrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
alā -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abhijñāḥ -
abhijña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

abhijñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kulīnāḥ -
kulīna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kulīnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sādhavo' -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “te 'pi jātinihīne 'pi bhajaṃti śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 157 |”
te' -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jāti -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nihīne' -
nihīna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nihīna (noun, neuter)

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

nihīnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhajanti -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
śaraṇam -
śaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

śaraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse 157

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021