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 38.4

अथ स्म नगरे रामश्चरन्भैक्षं गृहे वसेत् ।
कामकारो वरं दातुमपि दासं ममात्मजम् ॥ ४ ॥

atha sma nagare rāmaścaranbhaikṣaṃ gṛhe vaset |
kāmakāro varaṃ dātumapi dāsaṃ mamātmajam || 4 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 38.4 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 (38.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Sma, Nagara, Grih, Griha, Kamakara, Varam, Vara, Datu, Api, Dasa, Asmad, Mama, Atmaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 38.4). 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: “atha sma nagare rāmaścaranbhaikṣaṃ gṛhe vaset
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nagare -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse rāmaścaranbhaikṣam*gṛ
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaset -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kāmakāro varaṃ dātumapi dāsaṃ mamātmajam
  • kāmakāro* -
  • kāmakāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dātum -
  • -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    dai -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dai]
    de -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √de]
    dātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dāsam -
  • dāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ātmajam -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātmaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 38.4

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 38.4 in Bengali sript:
অথ স্ম নগরে রামশ্চরন্ভৈক্ষং গৃহে বসেত্ ।
কামকারো বরং দাতুমপি দাসং মমাত্মজম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 38.4 in Gujarati sript:
અથ સ્મ નગરે રામશ્ચરન્ભૈક્ષં ગૃહે વસેત્ ।
કામકારો વરં દાતુમપિ દાસં મમાત્મજમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 38.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಸ್ಮ ನಗರೇ ರಾಮಶ್ಚರನ್ಭೈಕ್ಷಂ ಗೃಹೇ ವಸೇತ್ ।
ಕಾಮಕಾರೋ ವರಂ ದಾತುಮಪಿ ದಾಸಂ ಮಮಾತ್ಮಜಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 38.4 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ സ്മ നഗരേ രാമശ്ചരന്ഭൈക്ഷം ഗൃഹേ വസേത് ।
കാമകാരോ വരം ദാതുമപി ദാസം മമാത്മജമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

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 38.4 in Telugu sript:
అథ స్మ నగరే రామశ్చరన్భైక్షం గృహే వసేత్ ।
కామకారో వరం దాతుమపి దాసం మమాత్మజమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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