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)

यदभावि भवेन्नैव भावि चेन्नान्यथा क्वचित् ।
अवश्यं भाविनो भावा भवन्ति सर्वथा भवे ॥ १०२ ॥ {२}

yadabhāvi bhavennaiva bhāvi cennānyathā kvacit |
avaśyaṃ bhāvino bhāvā bhavanti sarvathā bhave || 102 || {2}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.102 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:

Buy now! English translation by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (23.102). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Abhavin, Naiva, Bhavin, Bhavi, Anya, Atha, Kva, Acit, Avashyam, Bhavina, Bhava, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sarvatha, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 23.102). 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: “yadabhāvi bhavennaiva bhāvi cennānyathā kvacit
  • 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]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • ānya -
  • an -> ānya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √an]
    an -> ānya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √an]
    an -> ānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    an -> ānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √an]
    an -> ānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √an]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “avaśyaṃ bhāvino bhāvā bhavanti sarvathā bhave || 102 |
  • avaśyam -
  • avaśyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • bhāvā* -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 102
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: