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 7.137

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अन्यथापि भवेन्नैव कर्मणां गतिराभवं ।
शुक्लानां शुभतैव स्यात्कृष्णानां दुर्गतिस्सदा ॥ १३७ ॥ {३८}

anyathāpi bhavennaiva karmaṇāṃ gatirābhavaṃ |
śuklānāṃ śubhataiva syātkṛṣṇānāṃ durgatissadā || 137 || {38}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 7.137 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 (7.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anyatha, Api, Naiva, Karman, Gati, Abha, Shukla, Shubhat, Syat, Sya, Krishna, Durgati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 7.137). 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: “anyathāpi bhavennaiva karmaṇāṃ gatirābhavaṃ ”
anyathā -
anyathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anyathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhaven -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
karmaṇām -
karman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
gatir -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ābha -
ābha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ābha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “śuklānāṃ śubhataiva syātkṛṣṇānāṃ durgatissadā || 137 |”
śuklānām -
śukla (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śukla (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

śuklā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
śubhatai -
√śubh -> śubhat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √śubh class 6 verb]

√śubh -> śubhat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √śubh class 6 verb]

√śubh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second plural]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
kṛṣṇānām -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
durgatis -
durgati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

durgati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadā* -
Cannot analyse 137

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021