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)

सिद्धा विद्याधराश्चापि यक्षगंधर्वकिन्नराः ।
रक्षसा गरुडा नागास्तथान्ये ऽपि महर्द्धिकाः ॥ २९ ॥ {२९}

siddhā vidyādharāścāpi yakṣagaṃdharvakinnarāḥ |
rakṣasā garuḍā nāgāstathānye 'pi maharddhikāḥ || 29 || {29}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.29 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 (35.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Siddha, Vidyadhara, Capin, Capi, Yaksha, Gandharva, Kinnara, Rakshasa, Garuda, Naga, Tatha, Yah, Yat, Api, Maharddhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 35.29). 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: “siddhā vidyādharāścāpi yakṣagaṃdharvakinnarāḥ
  • siddhā* -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • vidyādharāś -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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: “rakṣasā garuḍā nāgāstathānye 'pi maharddhikāḥ || 29 |
  • rakṣasā* -
  • rakṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rakṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • garuḍā* -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāgās -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathān -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • maharddhikāḥ -
  • maharddhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    maharddhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 29
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