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 31.1

ब्रह्मयोनिर्महानासीत् कुशो नाम महातपाः ।
वैदर्भ्यां जनयामास चतुरः सदृशान् सुतान् ।
कुशाम्बं कुशनाभं च आधूर्तरजसं वसुम् ॥ १ ॥

brahmayonirmahānāsīt kuśo nāma mahātapāḥ |
vaidarbhyāṃ janayāmāsa caturaḥ sadṛśān sutān |
kuśāmbaṃ kuśanābhaṃ ca ādhūrtarajasaṃ vasum || 1 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 31.1 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 (31.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmayoni, Mahana, Kusha, Naman, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Vaidarbhi, Catur, Catura, Sadrisha, Suta, Kushamba, Kushanabha, Dhurta, Rajas, Rajasa, Vasu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 31.1). 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: “brahmayonirmahānāsīt kuśo nāma mahātapāḥ
  • brahmayonir -
  • brahmayoni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahmayoni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahānā -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kuśo* -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahātapāḥ -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vaidarbhyāṃ janayāmāsa caturaḥ sadṛśān sutān
  • vaidarbhyām -
  • vaidarbhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • janayāmā -
  • jan (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • caturaḥ -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadṛśān -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sutān -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • Line 3: “kuśāmbaṃ kuśanābhaṃ ca ādhūrtarajasaṃ vasum
  • kuśāmbam -
  • kuśāmba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kuśanābham -
  • kuśanābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhūrta -
  • dhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhūrta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rajasam -
  • rajasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rajasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rajasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rajas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vasum -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 31.1

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 31.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মযোনির্মহানাসীত্ কুশো নাম মহাতপাঃ ।
বৈদর্ভ্যাং জনযামাস চতুরঃ সদৃশান্ সুতান্ ।
কুশাম্বং কুশনাভং চ আধূর্তরজসং বসুম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 31.1 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મયોનિર્મહાનાસીત્ કુશો નામ મહાતપાઃ ।
વૈદર્ભ્યાં જનયામાસ ચતુરઃ સદૃશાન્ સુતાન્ ।
કુશામ્બં કુશનાભં ચ આધૂર્તરજસં વસુમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 31.1 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಯೋನಿರ್ಮಹಾನಾಸೀತ್ ಕುಶೋ ನಾಮ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ।
ವೈದರ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ಜನಯಾಮಾಸ ಚತುರಃ ಸದೃಶಾನ್ ಸುತಾನ್ ।
ಕುಶಾಮ್ಬಂ ಕುಶನಾಭಂ ಚ ಆಧೂರ್ತರಜಸಂ ವಸುಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 31.1 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മയോനിര്മഹാനാസീത് കുശോ നാമ മഹാതപാഃ ।
വൈദര്ഭ്യാം ജനയാമാസ ചതുരഃ സദൃശാന് സുതാന് ।
കുശാമ്ബം കുശനാഭം ച ആധൂര്തരജസം വസുമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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 31.1 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మయోనిర్మహానాసీత్ కుశో నామ మహాతపాః ।
వైదర్భ్యాం జనయామాస చతురః సదృశాన్ సుతాన్ ।
కుశామ్బం కుశనాభం చ ఆధూర్తరజసం వసుమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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