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 4.38

एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु कौसल्या चिरकालाभिकाङ्क्षितम् ।
हर्षबाष्पकलं वाक्यमिदं राममभाषत ॥ ३८ ॥

etacchrutvā tu kausalyā cirakālābhikāṅkṣitam |
harṣabāṣpakalaṃ vākyamidaṃ rāmamabhāṣata || 38 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 4.38 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 (4.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Kausali, Kausalya, Cirakala, Abhikankshita, Harsha, Bashpakala, Vakya, Idam, Rama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 4.38). 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: “etacchrutvā tu kausalyā cirakālābhikāṅkṣitam
  • etacch -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kausalyā -
  • kausalī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kausalyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cirakālā -
  • cirakāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cirakāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cirakālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhikāṅkṣitam -
  • abhikāṅkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhikāṅkṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhikāṅkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “harṣabāṣpakalaṃ vākyamidaṃ rāmamabhāṣata
  • harṣa -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bāṣpakalam -
  • bāṣpakala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāṣpakala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāṣpakalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rāmam -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 4.38

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 4.38 in Bengali sript:
এতচ্ছ্রুত্বা তু কৌসল্যা চিরকালাভিকাঙ্ক্ষিতম্ ।
হর্ষবাষ্পকলং বাক্যমিদং রামমভাষত ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 4.38 in Gujarati sript:
એતચ્છ્રુત્વા તુ કૌસલ્યા ચિરકાલાભિકાઙ્ક્ષિતમ્ ।
હર્ષબાષ્પકલં વાક્યમિદં રામમભાષત ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 4.38 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತು ಕೌಸಲ್ಯಾ ಚಿರಕಾಲಾಭಿಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಿತಮ್ ।
ಹರ್ಷಬಾಷ್ಪಕಲಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಿದಂ ರಾಮಮಭಾಷತ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 4.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതച്ഛ്രുത്വാ തു കൌസല്യാ ചിരകാലാഭികാങ്ക്ഷിതമ് ।
ഹര്ഷബാഷ്പകലം വാക്യമിദം രാമമഭാഷത ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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 4.38 in Telugu sript:
ఏతచ్ఛ్రుత్వా తు కౌసల్యా చిరకాలాభికాఙ్క్షితమ్ ।
హర్షబాష్పకలం వాక్యమిదం రామమభాషత ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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