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)

लोहदम्ष्ट्रा महाकाया ज्वलितास्तीव्रभैरवाः ।
अश्लिष्य भक्षयन्त्येनं परदारोपहारिणं ॥ ९९ ॥ {९९}

lohadamṣṭrā mahākāyā jvalitāstīvrabhairavāḥ |
aśliṣya bhakṣayantyenaṃ paradāropahāriṇaṃ || 99 || {99}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.99 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 (28.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahakaya, Jvalita, Tivra, Bhairava, Bhakshayanti, Ina, Paradara, Upaharin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 28.99). 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: “lohadamṣṭrā mahākāyā jvalitāstīvrabhairavāḥ
  • Cannot analyse lohadamṣṭrā*ma
  • mahākāyā* -
  • mahākāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahākāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jvalitās -
  • jvalita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jvalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jval], [vocative plural from √jval]
    jval -> jvalitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jval], [vocative plural from √jval], [accusative plural from √jval]
  • tīvra -
  • tīvra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tīvra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhairavāḥ -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhairavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “aśliṣya bhakṣayantyenaṃ paradāropahāriṇaṃ || 99 |
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śliṣya -
  • śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śliṣ]
    śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śliṣ]
    śliṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhakṣayantye -
  • bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √bhakṣ]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paradāro -
  • paradāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upahāriṇam -
  • upahārin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 99
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