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 42.24

यतो भगीरथो राजा ततो गङ्गा यशस्विनी ।
जगाम सरितां श्रेष्ठा सर्वपापविनाशिनी ॥ २४ ॥

yato bhagīratho rājā tato gaṅgā yaśasvinī |
jagāma saritāṃ śreṣṭhā sarvapāpavināśinī || 24 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 42.24 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 (42.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatah, Yat, Yata, Bhagiratha, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ganga, Yashasvin, Yashasvini, Yashasvi, Sarit, Sarita, Shreshtha, Sarvapapa, Vinashin, Vinashini, Vinashi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 42.24). 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: “yato bhagīratho rājā tato gaṅgā yaśasvinī
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • bhagīratho* -
  • bhagīratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • gaṅgā* -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yaśasvinī -
  • yaśasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yaśasvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaśasvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “jagāma saritāṃ śreṣṭhā sarvapāpavināśinī
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saritām -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    saritā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭhā -
  • śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvapāpa -
  • sarvapāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvapāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vināśinī -
  • vināśinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vināśin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vināśī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 42.24

Cover of edition (2019)

Valmiki Ramayana
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

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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)

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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)

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Preview of verse 42.24 in Bengali sript:
যতো ভগীরথো রাজা ততো গঙ্গা যশস্বিনী ।
জগাম সরিতাং শ্রেষ্ঠা সর্বপাপবিনাশিনী ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 42.24 in Gujarati sript:
યતો ભગીરથો રાજા તતો ગઙ્ગા યશસ્વિની ।
જગામ સરિતાં શ્રેષ્ઠા સર્વપાપવિનાશિની ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 42.24 in Kannada sript:
ಯತೋ ಭಗೀರಥೋ ರಾಜಾ ತತೋ ಗಙ್ಗಾ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನೀ ।
ಜಗಾಮ ಸರಿತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪವಿನಾಶಿನೀ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 42.24 in Malayalam sript:
യതോ ഭഗീരഥോ രാജാ തതോ ഗങ്ഗാ യശസ്വിനീ ।
ജഗാമ സരിതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠാ സര്വപാപവിനാശിനീ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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 42.24 in Telugu sript:
యతో భగీరథో రాజా తతో గఙ్గా యశస్వినీ ।
జగామ సరితాం శ్రేష్ఠా సర్వపాపవినాశినీ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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