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 38.954

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सर्वेषामपि संसारे धर्म एव सुहृत्सखा ।
तस्मादत्र प्रयत्नेन धर्म एव समर्ज्यां ।
धर्मं तु सर्वधर्माणां प्रश्रेष्ठं सौगतं वरं ॥ ९५४ ॥ {९१}

sarveṣāmapi saṃsāre dharma eva suhṛtsakhā |
tasmādatra prayatnena dharma eva samarjyāṃ |
dharmaṃ tu sarvadharmāṇāṃ praśreṣṭhaṃ saugataṃ varaṃ || 954 || {91}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.954 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 (38.954). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarva, Api, Samsara, Samsari, Dharma, Eva, Suhrid, Sakhi, Sakha, Tasmat, Tad, Atra, Prayatna, Sama, Sarvadharman, Pra, Shreshtha, Saugata, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 38.954). 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: “sarveṣāmapi saṃsāre dharma eva suhṛtsakhā ”
sarveṣām -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
saṃsāre -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃsāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saṃsāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
dharma* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
suhṛt -
suhṛd (noun, feminine)

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

suhṛd (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
sakhā -
sakhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sakhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tasmādatra prayatnena dharma eva samarjyāṃ ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prayatnena -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
dharma* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samar -
sama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ṛjyā -
√ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ṛñj]

√ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ṛñj]

√ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ṛñj]

√ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ṛñj]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “dharmaṃ tu sarvadharmāṇāṃ praśreṣṭhaṃ saugataṃ varaṃ || 954 |”
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]
sarvadharmā -
sarvadharman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
aṇā -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saugatam -
saugata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saugata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse 954

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021