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)

लोहज्वलिततीक्ष्णाग्राः षोडशाङ्गुलकण्टकाः ।
बलादारोह्यत ह्रंदन् शाल्मलीः पालदारिकः ॥ ९८ ॥ {९८}

lohajvalitatīkṣṇāgrāḥ ṣoḍaśāṅgulakaṇṭakāḥ |
balādārohyata hraṃdan śālmalīḥ pāladārikaḥ || 98 || {98}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.98 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 (28.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Loha, Jvalita, Tikshnagra, Shodasha, Shodashan, Angula, Kantaka, Balat, Bala, Arohin, Shalmali, Palada, Ari, Arin, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.98). 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: “lohajvalitatīkṣṇāgrāḥ ṣoḍaśāṅgulakaṇṭakāḥ
  • loha -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    loha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    luh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jvalita -
  • jvalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jvalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √jval]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √jval]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval]
  • tīkṣṇāgrāḥ -
  • tīkṣṇāgra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tīkṣṇāgrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṣoḍaśā -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅgula -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṇṭakāḥ -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “balādārohyata hraṃdan śālmalīḥ pāladārikaḥ || 98 |
  • balād -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ārohya -
  • ārohin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ārohin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse hrandan*śā
  • śālmalīḥ -
  • śālmalī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pāladā -
  • pālada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pālada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāladā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 98
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