Ramayana [sanskrit]

175,075 words | ISBN-10: 8129302500 | ISBN-13: 9788129302502

This Sanskrit edition of the Ramayana: An ancient epic revolving around the life and legends of Rama, Sita and Ravana. Original titles: Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (वाल्मीकि रामायण) or Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa (वाल्मीकिरामायण)

Verse 1.72

न पुत्रमरणं के चिद्द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुरुषाः क्व चित् ।
नार्यश्चाविधवा नित्यं भविष्यन्ति पतिव्रताः ॥ ७२ ॥

na putramaraṇaṃ ke ciddrakṣyanti puruṣāḥ kva cit |
nāryaścāvidhavā nityaṃ bhaviṣyanti pativratāḥ || 72 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 1.72 is contained in the book Valmiki-Ramayana by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. 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 (1.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Putra, Arana, Kah, Kim, Cit, Drakshyat, Drakshyanti, Purusha, Kva, Nari, Narya, Avidhava, Nityam, Nitya, Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Pativrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 1.72). 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: “na putramaraṇaṃ ke ciddrakṣyanti puruṣāḥ kva cit
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • araṇam -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • drakṣyanti -
  • dṛś -> drakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> drakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> drakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • puruṣāḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nāryaścāvidhavā nityaṃ bhaviṣyanti pativratāḥ
  • nāryaś -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avidhavā* -
  • avidhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaviṣyanti -
  • bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • pativratāḥ -
  • pativratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 1.72

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

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Cover of edition (1967)

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by Swadhyaya Mandal (Vedic Research Centre), Gujarat (1967)

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Cover of edition (2008)

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by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2008)

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Cover of edition (2000)

Burmese Ramayana
by Ohno Toru [B.R. Publishing Corporation] (2000)

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Cover of Bengali edition

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2015)

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Preview of verse 1.72 in Bengali sript:
ন পুত্রমরণং কে চিদ্দ্রক্ষ্যন্তি পুরুষাঃ ক্ব চিত্ ।
নার্যশ্চাবিধবা নিত্যং ভবিষ্যন্তি পতিব্রতাঃ ॥ ৭২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Srimad Valmiki Ramayana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2013)

શ્રીમદવાલ્મીકીય રામાયણ: [Set of 2 Volumes]

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Preview of verse 1.72 in Gujarati sript:
ન પુત્રમરણં કે ચિદ્દ્રક્ષ્યન્તિ પુરુષાઃ ક્વ ચિત્ ।
નાર્યશ્ચાવિધવા નિત્યં ભવિષ્યન્તિ પતિવ્રતાઃ ॥ ૭૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

The Ramayana of Valmiki in Kannada
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

ಶ್ರೀ ಮದ್ವಲ್ಮಿಕಿ ರಾಮಾಯಣ: [Set of 3 Volumes]

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Preview of verse 1.72 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಪುತ್ರಮರಣಂ ಕೇ ಚಿದ್ದ್ರಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪುರುಷಾಃ ಕ್ವ ಚಿತ್ ।
ನಾರ್ಯಶ್ಚಾವಿಧವಾ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಭವಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪತಿವ್ರತಾಃ ॥ ೭೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam and Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Malayalam
by Swami Siddhinathananda & Swami Ranganathananda [Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur] (2019)

രാമായണം: [Set of 3 Volumes]

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Preview of verse 1.72 in Malayalam sript:
ന പുത്രമരണം കേ ചിദ്ദ്രക്ഷ്യന്തി പുരുഷാഃ ക്വ ചിത് ।
നാര്യശ്ചാവിധവാ നിത്യം ഭവിഷ്യന്തി പതിവ്രതാഃ ॥ ൭൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Shrimad Valmiki Ramayana Mulam (Telugu)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

వాల్మీకీ రామాయణం [Set of 3 Volumes]

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Preview of verse 1.72 in Telugu sript:
న పుత్రమరణం కే చిద్ద్రక్ష్యన్తి పురుషాః క్వ చిత్ ।
నార్యశ్చావిధవా నిత్యం భవిష్యన్తి పతివ్రతాః ॥ ౭౨ ॥

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