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)

तथा च ब्रह्मणः शीर्षं निकृत्तं शूलपाणिना ।
तदपि दैवयोगेन तस्माद्दैवं महावली ॥ १२३ ॥ {२२}

tathā ca brahmaṇaḥ śīrṣaṃ nikṛttaṃ śūlapāṇinā |
tadapi daivayogena tasmāddaivaṃ mahāvalī || 123 || {22}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.123 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 (12.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Brahman, Brahmana, Shirsha, Nikritta, Shulapani, Shulapanin, Tad, Tat, Api, Daivayoga, Tasmat, Daiva, Mah, Maha, Mahi, Ali, Alin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 12.123). 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: “tathā ca brahmaṇaḥ śīrṣaṃ nikṛttaṃ śūlapāṇinā
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śīrṣam -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • nikṛttam -
  • nikṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nikṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nikṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śūlapāṇinā -
  • śūlapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śūlapāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śūlapāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śūlapāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tadapi daivayogena tasmāddaivaṃ mahāvalī || 123 |
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • daivayogena -
  • daivayoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāva -
  • mah (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    maha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • alī -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 123
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