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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Ratnamālin (रत्नमालिन्) is the name of a Vidyādhara-lord from Śaśipura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as Muni Satyabhūti said to king Daśaratha (son of king Anaraṇya): “In East Videhā in the city Śaśipura, the ornament of the north row on Vaitāḍhya, you became the long-armed son, Sūryañjaya, of the Vidyādhara-lord, Ratnamālin, by his wife Vidyullatā. One day Ratnamālin went to the city Siṃhapura to conquer an arrogant Vidyādhara-lord, Vajranayana. He began to burn by force the city Siṃhapura together with its children and old people, its women, its cattle, and gardens[...] ”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ratnamālin (रत्नमालिन्):—[=ratna-mālin] [from ratna] mfn. adorned with a neck lace of jewels, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]

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Ratnamalin in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Ratna, Malin, Mali.

Full-text: Vidyullata, Kulanandana, Surya, Suryanjaya, Bhurinandana, Arisudana, Vajranayana, Tilakasundara, Upamanyu, Gandhara.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Ratnamalin, Ratnamālī, Ratnamālin, Ratna-malin, Ratna-mali, Ratnamali, Ratna-mālin, Ratna-mālī; (plurals include: Ratnamalins, Ratnamālīs, Ratnamālins, malins, malis, Ratnamalis, mālins, mālīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 17: Previous births of Daśaratha < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]

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