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 51.12

ततो वसिष्ठो भगवान् कथान्ते रघुनन्दन ।
विश्वामित्रमिदं वाक्यमुवाच प्रहसन्निव ॥ १२ ॥

tato vasiṣṭho bhagavān kathānte raghunandana |
viśvāmitramidaṃ vākyamuvāca prahasanniva || 12 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 51.12 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 (51.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vasishtha, Bhagavat, Kathanta, Raghunandana, Vishvamitra, Idam, Vakya, Prahasat, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 51.12). 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: “tato vasiṣṭho bhagavān kathānte raghunandana
  • 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]
  • vasiṣṭho* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathānte -
  • kathānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • raghunandana -
  • raghunandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “viśvāmitramidaṃ vākyamuvāca prahasanniva
  • viśvāmitram -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśvāmitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • prahasann -
  • prahasat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 51.12

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 51.12 in Bengali sript:
ততো বসিষ্ঠো ভগবান্ কথান্তে রঘুনন্দন ।
বিশ্বামিত্রমিদং বাক্যমুবাচ প্রহসন্নিব ॥ ১২ ॥

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 51.12 in Gujarati sript:
તતો વસિષ્ઠો ભગવાન્ કથાન્તે રઘુનન્દન ।
વિશ્વામિત્રમિદં વાક્યમુવાચ પ્રહસન્નિવ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 51.12 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ವಸಿಷ್ಠೋ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಕಥಾನ್ತೇ ರಘುನನ್ದನ ।
ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರಮಿದಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮುವಾಚ ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ನಿವ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 51.12 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ വസിഷ്ഠോ ഭഗവാന് കഥാന്തേ രഘുനന്ദന ।
വിശ്വാമിത്രമിദം വാക്യമുവാച പ്രഹസന്നിവ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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 51.12 in Telugu sript:
తతో వసిష్ఠో భగవాన్ కథాన్తే రఘునన్దన ।
విశ్వామిత్రమిదం వాక్యమువాచ ప్రహసన్నివ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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