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)

ब्रह्मशक्रादि देवाश्च यक्षगंधर्वकिन्नराः ।
दैत्या विद्याधरा नागा गरुडाः सिद्धादयो ऽपि च ॥ १६५ ॥ {६४}

brahmaśakrādi devāśca yakṣagaṃdharvakinnarāḥ |
daityā vidyādharā nāgā garuḍāḥ siddhādayo 'pi ca || 165 || {64}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 29.165 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 (29.165). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Shakra, Deva, Yaksha, Gandharva, Kinnara, Daitya, Vidyadhara, Naga, Garuda, Siddha, Aya, Ayas, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 29.165). 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: “brahmaśakrādi devāśca yakṣagaṃdharvakinnarāḥ
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śakrā -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • devāś -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yakṣa -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gandharva -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kinnarāḥ -
  • kinnara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kinnarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “daityā vidyādharā nāgā garuḍāḥ siddhādayo 'pi ca || 165 |
  • daityā* -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidyādharā* -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāgā* -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • garuḍāḥ -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • siddhād -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • ayo' -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 165
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