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 38.19

न हि मे जीविते किं चित् सामर्थमिह कल्प्यते ।
अपश्यन्त्याः प्रियं पुत्रं महाबाहुं महाबलम् ॥ १९ ॥

na hi me jīvite kiṃ cit sāmarthamiha kalpyate |
apaśyantyāḥ priyaṃ putraṃ mahābāhuṃ mahābalam || 19 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 38.19 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 (38.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Jivita, Kim, Cit, Artha, Iha, Apashyat, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Putra, Mahabahu, Mahabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 38.19). 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: “na hi me jīvite kiṃ cit sāmarthamiha kalpyate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jīvite -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sām -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kalpyate -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “apaśyantyāḥ priyaṃ putraṃ mahābāhuṃ mahābalam
  • apaśyantyā -
  • apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahābāhum -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahābalam -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 38.19

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 38.19 in Bengali sript:
ন হি মে জীবিতে কিং চিত্ সামর্থমিহ কল্প্যতে ।
অপশ্যন্ত্যাঃ প্রিযং পুত্রং মহাবাহুং মহাবলম্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 38.19 in Gujarati sript:
ન હિ મે જીવિતે કિં ચિત્ સામર્થમિહ કલ્પ્યતે ।
અપશ્યન્ત્યાઃ પ્રિયં પુત્રં મહાબાહું મહાબલમ્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 38.19 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹಿ ಮೇ ಜೀವಿತೇ ಕಿಂ ಚಿತ್ ಸಾಮರ್ಥಮಿಹ ಕಲ್ಪ್ಯತೇ ।
ಅಪಶ್ಯನ್ತ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಪುತ್ರಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಂ ಮಹಾಬಲಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 38.19 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹി മേ ജീവിതേ കിം ചിത് സാമര്ഥമിഹ കല്പ്യതേ ।
അപശ്യന്ത്യാഃ പ്രിയം പുത്രം മഹാബാഹും മഹാബലമ് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

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 38.19 in Telugu sript:
న హి మే జీవితే కిం చిత్ సామర్థమిహ కల్ప్యతే ।
అపశ్యన్త్యాః ప్రియం పుత్రం మహాబాహుం మహాబలమ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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