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)

सर्वथा भाविनो भावाः फलंति सर्वजीविनां ।
यदभावि न तद्भावि भावि चेन्न तदन्यथा ॥ ८१ ॥ {८१}

sarvathā bhāvino bhāvāḥ phalaṃti sarvajīvināṃ |
yadabhāvi na tadbhāvi bhāvi cenna tadanyathā || 81 || {81}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.81 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 (13.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvatha, Bhavin, Bhavina, Bhavi, Bhava, Phalat, Phalanti, Sarvajivin, Yat, Yad, Abhavin, Tad, Tat, Tadanya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 13.81). 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: “sarvathā bhāvino bhāvāḥ phalaṃti sarvajīvināṃ
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāvino* -
  • bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāvina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhāvāḥ -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • phalanti -
  • phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal -> phalantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sarvajīvinām -
  • sarvajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “yadabhāvi na tadbhāvi bhāvi cenna tadanyathā || 81 |
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhāvi -
  • abhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāvi -
  • bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • bhāvi -
  • bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadanya -
  • tadanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • thā* -
  • Cannot analyse 81
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