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 56.16

एवं हि कथयन्त्यास्तु कौसल्यायाः शुभं वचः ।
मन्दरश्मिरभूत् सुर्यो रजनी चाभ्यवर्तत ॥ १६ ॥

evaṃ hi kathayantyāstu kausalyāyāḥ śubhaṃ vacaḥ |
mandaraśmirabhūt suryo rajanī cābhyavartata || 16 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 56.16 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 (56.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Kathayanti, Kausalya, Shubha, Shubh, Vaca, Vacas, Mandarashmi, Surya, Suri, Rajani, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 56.16). 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: “evaṃ hi kathayantyāstu kausalyāyāḥ śubhaṃ vacaḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kathayantyās -
  • kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kausalyāyāḥ -
  • kausalyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mandaraśmirabhūt suryo rajanī cābhyavartata
  • mandaraśmir -
  • mandaraśmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mandaraśmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • suryo* -
  • sur -> surya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sur class 10 verb]
    surī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rajanī -
  • rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rajani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avartata -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 56.16

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 56.16 in Bengali sript:
এবং হি কথযন্ত্যাস্তু কৌসল্যাযাঃ শুভং বচঃ ।
মন্দরশ্মিরভূত্ সুর্যো রজনী চাভ্যবর্তত ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 56.16 in Gujarati sript:
એવં હિ કથયન્ત્યાસ્તુ કૌસલ્યાયાઃ શુભં વચઃ ।
મન્દરશ્મિરભૂત્ સુર્યો રજની ચાભ્યવર્તત ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 56.16 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಹಿ ಕಥಯನ್ತ್ಯಾಸ್ತು ಕೌಸಲ್ಯಾಯಾಃ ಶುಭಂ ವಚಃ ।
ಮನ್ದರಶ್ಮಿರಭೂತ್ ಸುರ್ಯೋ ರಜನೀ ಚಾಭ್ಯವರ್ತತ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 56.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ഹി കഥയന്ത്യാസ്തു കൌസല്യായാഃ ശുഭം വചഃ ।
മന്ദരശ്മിരഭൂത് സുര്യോ രജനീ ചാഭ്യവര്തത ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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 56.16 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం హి కథయన్త్యాస్తు కౌసల్యాయాః శుభం వచః ।
మన్దరశ్మిరభూత్ సుర్యో రజనీ చాభ్యవర్తత ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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