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 6.8

कामी वा न कदर्यो वा नृशंसः पुरुषः क्व चित् ।
द्रष्टुं शक्यमयोध्यायां नाविद्वान्न च नास्तिकः ॥ ८ ॥

kāmī vā na kadaryo vā nṛśaṃsaḥ puruṣaḥ kva cit |
draṣṭuṃ śakyamayodhyāyāṃ nāvidvānna ca nāstikaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 6.8 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 (6.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kami, Kamin, Var, Kadarya, Nrishamsa, Purusha, Kva, Cit, Shakyama, Yodhya, Nau, Dva, Nastika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 6.8). 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: “kāmī na kadaryo nṛśaṃsaḥ puruṣaḥ kva cit
  • kāmī -
  • kāmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kadaryo* -
  • kadarya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛśaṃsaḥ -
  • nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣaḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “draṣṭuṃ śakyamayodhyāyāṃ nāvidvānna ca nāstikaḥ
  • draṣṭum -
  • dṛś -> draṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dṛś]
  • śakyama -
  • śakyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakyama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yodhyāyām -
  • yodhyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh -> yodhyā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • nāvi -
  • nāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dvānn -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāstikaḥ -
  • nāstika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 6.8

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 6.8 in Bengali sript:
কামী বা ন কদর্যো বা নৃশংসঃ পুরুষঃ ক্ব চিত্ ।
দ্রষ্টুং শক্যমযোধ্যাযাং নাবিদ্বান্ন চ নাস্তিকঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 6.8 in Gujarati sript:
કામી વા ન કદર્યો વા નૃશંસઃ પુરુષઃ ક્વ ચિત્ ।
દ્રષ્ટું શક્યમયોધ્યાયાં નાવિદ્વાન્ન ચ નાસ્તિકઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 6.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಮೀ ವಾ ನ ಕದರ್ಯೋ ವಾ ನೃಶಂಸಃ ಪುರುಷಃ ಕ್ವ ಚಿತ್ ।
ದ್ರಷ್ಟುಂ ಶಕ್ಯಮಯೋಧ್ಯಾಯಾಂ ನಾವಿದ್ವಾನ್ನ ಚ ನಾಸ್ತಿಕಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 6.8 in Malayalam sript:
കാമീ വാ ന കദര്യോ വാ നൃശംസഃ പുരുഷഃ ക്വ ചിത് ।
ദ്രഷ്ടും ശക്യമയോധ്യായാം നാവിദ്വാന്ന ച നാസ്തികഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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 6.8 in Telugu sript:
కామీ వా న కదర్యో వా నృశంసః పురుషః క్వ చిత్ ।
ద్రష్టుం శక్యమయోధ్యాయాం నావిద్వాన్న చ నాస్తికః ॥ ౮ ॥

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