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 21.23

प्राप्स्यसे परमं कामं मयि प्रत्यागते सति ।
यदि धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो धारयिष्यति जीवितम् ॥ २३ ॥

prāpsyase paramaṃ kāmaṃ mayi pratyāgate sati |
yadi dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho dhārayiṣyati jīvitam || 23 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 21.23 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 (21.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pra, Asi, Paramam, Parama, Kamam, Kama, Mayi, Asmad, Pratyagata, Pratyagati, Sat, Sati, Yadi, Yad, Dharmabhrit, Shreshtha, Dharayishyat, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 21.23). 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: “prāpsyase paramaṃ kāmaṃ mayi pratyāgate sati
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsya -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • ase -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāmam -
  • kāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mayi -
  • mayī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • pratyāgate -
  • pratyāgata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratyāgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratyāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratyāgati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yadi dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho dhārayiṣyati jīvitam
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dharmabhṛtām -
  • dharmabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārayiṣyati -
  • dhṛ -> dhārayiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [future active third single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 21.23

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 21.23 in Bengali sript:
প্রাপ্স্যসে পরমং কামং মযি প্রত্যাগতে সতি ।
যদি ধর্মভৃতাং শ্রেষ্ঠো ধারযিষ্যতি জীবিতম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 21.23 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાપ્સ્યસે પરમં કામં મયિ પ્રત્યાગતે સતિ ।
યદિ ધર્મભૃતાં શ્રેષ્ઠો ધારયિષ્યતિ જીવિતમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 21.23 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯಸೇ ಪರಮಂ ಕಾಮಂ ಮಯಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಗತೇ ಸತಿ ।
ಯದಿ ಧರ್ಮಭೃತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಧಾರಯಿಷ್ಯತಿ ಜೀವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 21.23 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാപ്സ്യസേ പരമം കാമം മയി പ്രത്യാഗതേ സതി ।
യദി ധര്മഭൃതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ ധാരയിഷ്യതി ജീവിതമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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 21.23 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాప్స్యసే పరమం కామం మయి ప్రత్యాగతే సతి ।
యది ధర్మభృతాం శ్రేష్ఠో ధారయిష్యతి జీవితమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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