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 20.14

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तत्रैको महिषश्चण्डो वलवीर्यसमन्वितः ।
महाशृंगो महाकायः प्रत्यवसन्मदोत्कटः ॥ १४ ॥ {१४}

tatraiko mahiṣaścaṇḍo valavīryasamanvitaḥ |
mahāśṛṃgo mahākāyaḥ pratyavasanmadotkaṭaḥ || 14 || {14}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.14 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 (20.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Aika, Mahisha, Canda, Vala, Virya, Samanvita, Mahashringa, Mahakaya, Prati, Madotkata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 20.14). 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: “tatraiko mahiṣaścaṇḍo valavīryasamanvitaḥ ”
tatrai -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiko* -
aika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahiṣaś -
mahiṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
caṇḍo* -
caṇḍa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√val (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vīrya -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vīr]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
samanvitaḥ -
samanvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mahāśṛṃgo mahākāyaḥ pratyavasanmadotkaṭaḥ || 14 |”
mahāśṛṅgo* -
mahāśṛṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahākāyaḥ -
mahākāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratya -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pratī (noun, masculine)

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

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
avasan -
√vas (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
madotkaṭaḥ -
madotkaṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 14

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021