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)

तद्धर्मं श्रोतुमायातैरुपासकैश्च चैलकैः ।
देवासुरगणैश्चापि चतुर्भि लोकपालकैः ॥ ९ ॥ {(९)}

taddharmaṃ śrotumāyātairupāsakaiśca cailakaiḥ |
devāsuragaṇaiścāpi caturbhi lokapālakaiḥ || 9 || {(9)}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.9 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 (9.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taddharma, Shrotu, Ayata, Upasaka, Cailaka, Devasura, Gana, Capin, Capi, Catu, Catus, Bha, Lokapalaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 9.9). 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: “taddharmaṃ śrotumāyātairupāsakaiśca cailakaiḥ
  • taddharmam -
  • taddharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taddharma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    taddharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    taddharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    taddharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āyātair -
  • āyāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āyāta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upāsakaiś -
  • upāsaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    upāsaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cailakaiḥ -
  • cailaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “devāsuragaṇaiścāpi caturbhi lokapālakaiḥ || 9 |
  • devāsura -
  • devāsura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devāsura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇaiś -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • lokapālakaiḥ -
  • lokapālaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 9
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