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 35.92

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तत्रापि दुर्लभा धर्मे मतिर्जातापि न स्थिराः ।
धर्मं तु सौगतैः श्रेष्ठं यत्संबोधिपदसाधनं ॥ ९२ ॥ {९२}

tatrāpi durlabhā dharme matirjātāpi na sthirāḥ |
dharmaṃ tu saugataiḥ śreṣṭhaṃ yatsaṃbodhipadasādhanaṃ || 92 || {92}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.92 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 (35.92). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Api, Durlabha, Dharma, Mati, Jatri, Jata, Sthira, Saugata, Shreshtha, Yat, Yad, Sambodhi, Pada, Sadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.92). 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: “tatrāpi durlabhā dharme matirjātāpi na sthirāḥ ”
tatrā -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
durlabhā* -
durlabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

durlabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dharme -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
matir -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jātā -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthirāḥ -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “dharmaṃ tu saugataiḥ śreṣṭhaṃ yatsaṃbodhipadasādhanaṃ || 92 |”
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saugataiḥ -
saugata (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

saugata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yat -
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]
sambodhi -
sambodhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sambodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sambodhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pada -
pada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sādhanam -
sādhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhana (noun, neuter)

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

sādhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse 92

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021