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 19.21

न शक्ता रावणं सोढुं किं पुनर्मानवा युधि ।
स हि वीर्यवतां वीर्यमादत्ते युधि राक्षसः ॥ २१ ॥

na śaktā rāvaṇaṃ soḍhuṃ kiṃ punarmānavā yudhi |
sa hi vīryavatāṃ vīryamādatte yudhi rākṣasaḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 19.21 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 (19.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakta, Ravana, Kim, Punar, Manava, Yudh, Viryavat, Viryavata, Virya, Adatta, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 19.21). 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 śaktā rāvaṇaṃ soḍhuṃ kiṃ punarmānavā yudhi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktā* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • rāvaṇam -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse soḍhum*ki
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānavā* -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sa hi vīryavatāṃ vīryamādatte yudhi rākṣasaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vīryavatām -
  • vīryavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vīryavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vīryavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • ādatte -
  • ādatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādatta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ādattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rākṣasaḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 19.21

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 19.21 in Bengali sript:
ন শক্তা রাবণং সোঢুং কিং পুনর্মানবা যুধি ।
স হি বীর্যবতাং বীর্যমাদত্তে যুধি রাক্ষসঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 19.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન શક્તા રાવણં સોઢું કિં પુનર્માનવા યુધિ ।
સ હિ વીર્યવતાં વીર્યમાદત્તે યુધિ રાક્ષસઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 19.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಶಕ್ತಾ ರಾವಣಂ ಸೋಢುಂ ಕಿಂ ಪುನರ್ಮಾನವಾ ಯುಧಿ ।
ಸ ಹಿ ವೀರ್ಯವತಾಂ ವೀರ್ಯಮಾದತ್ತೇ ಯುಧಿ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 19.21 in Malayalam sript:
ന ശക്താ രാവണം സോഢും കിം പുനര്മാനവാ യുധി ।
സ ഹി വീര്യവതാം വീര്യമാദത്തേ യുധി രാക്ഷസഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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 19.21 in Telugu sript:
న శక్తా రావణం సోఢుం కిం పునర్మానవా యుధి ।
స హి వీర్యవతాం వీర్యమాదత్తే యుధి రాక్షసః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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