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 61.21

नाराजके जनपदे स्वकं भवति कस्य चित् ।
मत्स्या इव नरा नित्यं भक्षयन्ति परस्परम् ॥ २१ ॥

nārājake janapade svakaṃ bhavati kasya cit |
matsyā iva narā nityaṃ bhakṣayanti parasparam || 21 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 61.21 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 (61.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nara, Ajaka, Janapada, Svaka, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kah, Kim, Cit, Matsya, Iva, Nityam, Nitya, Bhakshayat, Bhakshayanti, Parasparam, Paraspara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 61.21). 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: “nārājake janapade svakaṃ bhavati kasya cit
  • nārā -
  • nāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajake -
  • ajaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ajakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janapade -
  • janapada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • svakam -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive 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]
  • Line 2: “matsyā iva narā nityaṃ bhakṣayanti parasparam
  • matsyā* -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • narā* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhakṣayanti -
  • bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ], [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    bhakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 61.21

Cover of edition (2019)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

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Cover of edition (2011)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2011)

A Set of Two Volumes (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation)

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Cover of edition (1967)

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by Swadhyaya Mandal (Vedic Research Centre), Gujarat (1967)

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Cover of edition (2008)

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by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2008)

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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)

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Preview of verse 61.21 in Bengali sript:
নারাজকে জনপদে স্বকং ভবতি কস্য চিত্ ।
মত্স্যা ইব নরা নিত্যং ভক্ষযন্তি পরস্পরম্ ॥ 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 61.21 in Gujarati sript:
નારાજકે જનપદે સ્વકં ભવતિ કસ્ય ચિત્ ।
મત્સ્યા ઇવ નરા નિત્યં ભક્ષયન્તિ પરસ્પરમ્ ॥ 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 61.21 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರಾಜಕೇ ಜನಪದೇ ಸ್ವಕಂ ಭವತಿ ಕಸ್ಯ ಚಿತ್ ।
ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾ ಇವ ನರಾ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಭಕ್ಷಯನ್ತಿ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ॥ 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 61.21 in Malayalam sript:
നാരാജകേ ജനപദേ സ്വകം ഭവതി കസ്യ ചിത് ।
മത്സ്യാ ഇവ നരാ നിത്യം ഭക്ഷയന്തി പരസ്പരമ് ॥ 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 61.21 in Telugu sript:
నారాజకే జనపదే స్వకం భవతి కస్య చిత్ ।
మత్స్యా ఇవ నరా నిత్యం భక్షయన్తి పరస్పరమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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