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 53.21

वृत्तदंष्ट्रो महेष्वासः क्वासौ लक्ष्मणपूर्वजः ।
यदि जीवामि साध्वेनं पश्येयं सह सीतया ॥ २१ ॥

vṛttadaṃṣṭro maheṣvāsaḥ kvāsau lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ |
yadi jīvāmi sādhvenaṃ paśyeyaṃ saha sītayā || 21 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 53.21 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 (53.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrittadamshtra, Maheshvasa, Kva, Asa, Lakshmana, Purvaja, Yadi, Yad, Adhva, Adhvan, Ina, Pashya, Iyam, Idam, Saha, Sita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 53.21). 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: “vṛttadaṃṣṭro maheṣvāsaḥ kvāsau lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
  • vṛttadaṃṣṭro* -
  • vṛttadaṃṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maheṣvāsaḥ -
  • maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kvā -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • āsau -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lakṣmaṇa -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvajaḥ -
  • pūrvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yadi jīvāmi sādhvenaṃ paśyeyaṃ saha sītayā
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jīvāmi -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhve -
  • adhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    adhvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśye -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sītayā -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √sai class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 53.21

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 53.21 in Bengali sript:
বৃত্তদংষ্ট্রো মহেষ্বাসঃ ক্বাসৌ লক্ষ্মণপূর্বজঃ ।
যদি জীবামি সাধ্বেনং পশ্যেযং সহ সীতযা ॥ ২১ ॥

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 53.21 in Gujarati sript:
વૃત્તદંષ્ટ્રો મહેષ્વાસઃ ક્વાસૌ લક્ષ્મણપૂર્વજઃ ।
યદિ જીવામિ સાધ્વેનં પશ્યેયં સહ સીતયા ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 53.21 in Kannada sript:
ವೃತ್ತದಂಷ್ಟ್ರೋ ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸಃ ಕ್ವಾಸೌ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಪೂರ್ವಜಃ ।
ಯದಿ ಜೀವಾಮಿ ಸಾಧ್ವೇನಂ ಪಶ್ಯೇಯಂ ಸಹ ಸೀತಯಾ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 53.21 in Malayalam sript:
വൃത്തദംഷ്ട്രോ മഹേഷ്വാസഃ ക്വാസൌ ലക്ഷ്മണപൂര്വജഃ ।
യദി ജീവാമി സാധ്വേനം പശ്യേയം സഹ സീതയാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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 53.21 in Telugu sript:
వృత్తదంష్ట్రో మహేష్వాసః క్వాసౌ లక్ష్మణపూర్వజః ।
యది జీవామి సాధ్వేనం పశ్యేయం సహ సీతయా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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