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 16.18

अहं हि वचनाद् राज्ञः पतेयमपि पावके ।
भक्षयेयं विषं तीक्ष्णं मज्जेयमपि चार्णवे ।
नियुक्तो गुरुणा पित्रा नृपेण च हितेन च ॥ १८ ॥

ahaṃ hi vacanād rājñaḥ pateyamapi pāvake |
bhakṣayeyaṃ viṣaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ majjeyamapi cārṇave |
niyukto guruṇā pitrā nṛpeṇa ca hitena ca || 18 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 16.18 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 (16.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Vacana, Rajan, Api, Pavaka, Pavaki, Vish, Visha, Tikshna, Arnava, Niyukta, Guru, Pitri, Nripa, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 16.18). 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: “ahaṃ hi vacanād rājñaḥ pateyamapi pāvake
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vacanād -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pateyam -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pāvake -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāvaki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bhakṣayeyaṃ viṣaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ majjeyamapi cārṇave
  • bhakṣayeyam -
  • bhakṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active first single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active first single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tīkṣṇam -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • majjeyam -
  • majj (verb class 6)
    [optative active first single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arṇave -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arṇava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “niyukto guruṇā pitrā nṛpeṇa ca hitena ca
  • niyukto* -
  • niyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guruṇā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pitrā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nṛpeṇa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hitena -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

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by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2008)

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by Ohno Toru [B.R. Publishing Corporation] (2000)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2015)

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Preview of verse 16.18 in Bengali sript:
অহং হি বচনাদ্ রাজ্ঞঃ পতেযমপি পাবকে ।
ভক্ষযেযং বিষং তীক্ষ্ণং মজ্জেযমপি চার্ণবে ।
নিযুক্তো গুরুণা পিত্রা নৃপেণ চ হিতেন চ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2013)

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Preview of verse 16.18 in Gujarati sript:
અહં હિ વચનાદ્ રાજ્ઞઃ પતેયમપિ પાવકે ।
ભક્ષયેયં વિષં તીક્ષ્ણં મજ્જેયમપિ ચાર્ણવે ।
નિયુક્તો ગુરુણા પિત્રા નૃપેણ ચ હિતેન ચ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

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Preview of verse 16.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಂ ಹಿ ವಚನಾದ್ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪತೇಯಮಪಿ ಪಾವಕೇ ।
ಭಕ್ಷಯೇಯಂ ವಿಷಂ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಂ ಮಜ್ಜೇಯಮಪಿ ಚಾರ್ಣವೇ ।
ನಿಯುಕ್ತೋ ಗುರುಣಾ ಪಿತ್ರಾ ನೃಪೇಣ ಚ ಹಿತೇನ ಚ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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by Swami Siddhinathananda & Swami Ranganathananda [Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur] (2019)

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Preview of verse 16.18 in Malayalam sript:
അഹം ഹി വചനാദ് രാജ്ഞഃ പതേയമപി പാവകേ ।
ഭക്ഷയേയം വിഷം തീക്ഷ്ണം മജ്ജേയമപി ചാര്ണവേ ।
നിയുക്തോ ഗുരുണാ പിത്രാ നൃപേണ ച ഹിതേന ച ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Shrimad Valmiki Ramayana Mulam (Telugu)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

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Preview of verse 16.18 in Telugu sript:
అహం హి వచనాద్ రాజ్ఞః పతేయమపి పావకే ।
భక్షయేయం విషం తీక్ష్ణం మజ్జేయమపి చార్ణవే ।
నియుక్తో గురుణా పిత్రా నృపేణ చ హితేన చ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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