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)

Verse 37.417

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अयि मां स्मरते माता किमर्थं सांप्रतं कथं ।
तदाहं न स्मृता मात्रा दारिद्रियदुःखिनी यदा ॥ ४१७ ॥ {६७}

ayi māṃ smarate mātā kimarthaṃ sāṃprataṃ kathaṃ |
tadāhaṃ na smṛtā mātrā dāridriyaduḥkhinī yadā || 417 || {67}

The English translation of Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.417 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 (37.417). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayi, Ayin, Asmad, Smarata, Smarat, Matri, Mata, Kimartha, Sampratam, Samprata, Katham, Katha, Tada, Aha, Smrita, Smrito, Yada, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ratnamalavadana Verse 37.417). 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: “ayi māṃ smarate mātā kimarthaṃ sāṃprataṃ kathaṃ ”
ayi -
ayi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ayin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ayin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
smarate -
smaratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
mātā -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
kimartham -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sāmpratam -
sāmpratam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sāmprata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāmprata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sāmpratā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “tadāhaṃ na smṛtā mātrā dāridriyaduḥkhinī yadā || 417 |”
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
smṛtā* -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

smṛto (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
mātrā* -
Cannot analyse dāridriyaduḥkhinī*ya
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse 417

Last Updated: 03 August, 2021