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 5.18

दुन्दुभीभिर्मृदङ्गैश्च वीणाभिः पणवैस्तथा ।
नादितां भृशमत्यर्थं पृथिव्यां तामनुत्तमाम् ॥ १८ ॥

dundubhībhirmṛdaṅgaiśca vīṇābhiḥ paṇavaistathā |
nāditāṃ bhṛśamatyarthaṃ pṛthivyāṃ tāmanuttamām || 18 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 5.18 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 (5.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dundubhi, Mridanga, Vina, Panava, Tatha, Nadita, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Atyartham, Atyartha, Prithivi, Tama, Nutta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 5.18). 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: “dundubhībhirmṛdaṅgaiśca vīṇābhiḥ paṇavaistathā
  • dundubhībhir -
  • dundubhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mṛdaṅgaiś -
  • mṛdaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīṇābhiḥ -
  • vīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • paṇavais -
  • paṇava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāditāṃ bhṛśamatyarthaṃ pṛthivyāṃ tāmanuttamām
  • nāditām -
  • nāditā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nad -> nāditā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √nad]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atyartham -
  • atyartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tāma -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nuttam -
  • nutta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nutta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nuttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nud -> nutta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nud class 6 verb]
    nud -> nutta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nud class 6 verb], [accusative single from √nud class 6 verb]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 5.18

Cover of edition (2019)

Valmiki Ramayana
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

Sanskrit Only

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Cover of edition (2011)

Ramayana of Valmiki (Hindi Translation)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2011)

A Set of Two Volumes (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation)

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Cover of edition (1967)

Ramayana (Marathi Translation)
by Swadhyaya Mandal (Vedic Research Centre), Gujarat (1967)

Set of 10 Volumes

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Cover of edition (2008)

Valmiki Ramayanam (with Five Sanskrit Commentaries)
by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2008)

Sanskrit only in Seven Volumes

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Cover of edition (2000)

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

With an English Translation of The Original Palm Leaf Manuscript in Burmese Language in 1233 year of Burmese Era (1871 A.D.)

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Cover of Bengali edition

Srimad Valmikiya Ramayana in Bengali
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2015)

শ্রীমদ্বাল্মীকীয় রামায়ণ:

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Preview of verse 5.18 in Bengali sript:
দুন্দুভীভির্মৃদঙ্গৈশ্চ বীণাভিঃ পণবৈস্তথা ।
নাদিতাং ভৃশমত্যর্থং পৃথিব্যাং তামনুত্তমাম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.18 in Gujarati sript:
દુન્દુભીભિર્મૃદઙ્ગૈશ્ચ વીણાભિઃ પણવૈસ્તથા ।
નાદિતાં ભૃશમત્યર્થં પૃથિવ્યાં તામનુત્તમામ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.18 in Kannada sript:
ದುನ್ದುಭೀಭಿರ್ಮೃದಙ್ಗೈಶ್ಚ ವೀಣಾಭಿಃ ಪಣವೈಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ನಾದಿತಾಂ ಭೃಶಮತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ತಾಮನುತ್ತಮಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 5.18 in Malayalam sript:
ദുന്ദുഭീഭിര്മൃദങ്ഗൈശ്ച വീണാഭിഃ പണവൈസ്തഥാ ।
നാദിതാം ഭൃശമത്യര്ഥം പൃഥിവ്യാം താമനുത്തമാമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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 5.18 in Telugu sript:
దున్దుభీభిర్మృదఙ్గైశ్చ వీణాభిః పణవైస్తథా ।
నాదితాం భృశమత్యర్థం పృథివ్యాం తామనుత్తమామ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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