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)

शक्रादयः सुरेन्द्राश्च ब्रह्मादयो महर्द्धिकाः ।
लोकपाला महावीराः ससैन्यपरिवारकाः ॥ १० ॥ {१०}

śakrādayaḥ surendrāśca brahmādayo maharddhikāḥ |
lokapālā mahāvīrāḥ sasainyaparivārakāḥ || 10 || {10}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.10 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 (15.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakra, Aya, Ayas, Surendra, Brahmadi, Maharddhika, Lokapala, Mahavira, Sasainya, Parivara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 15.10). 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: “śakrādayaḥ surendrāśca brahmādayo maharddhikāḥ
  • śakrād -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • 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]
  • surendrāś -
  • surendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surendrā (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]
  • brahmādayo* -
  • brahmādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • maharddhikāḥ -
  • maharddhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    maharddhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “lokapālā mahāvīrāḥ sasainyaparivārakāḥ || 10 |
  • lokapālā* -
  • lokapāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lokapālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahāvīrāḥ -
  • mahāvīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāvīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sasainya -
  • sasainya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasainya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parivāra -
  • parivāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 10
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