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 78.16

अस्ति मूलं फलं चैव निषादैः समुपाहृतम् ।
आर्द्रं च मांसं शुष्कं च वन्यं चोच्चावचं महत् ॥ १६ ॥

asti mūlaṃ phalaṃ caiva niṣādaiḥ samupāhṛtam |
ārdraṃ ca māṃsaṃ śuṣkaṃ ca vanyaṃ coccāvacaṃ mahat || 16 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 78.16 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 (78.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asti, Mula, Phala, Nishada, Upahrita, Ardra, Mamsa, Shushka, Vanya, Uccavaca, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 78.16). 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: “asti mūlaṃ phalaṃ caiva niṣādaiḥ samupāhṛtam
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • niṣādaiḥ -
  • niṣāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upāhṛtam -
  • upāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upāhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ārdraṃ ca māṃsaṃ śuṣkaṃ ca vanyaṃ coccāvacaṃ mahat
  • ārdram -
  • ārdra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārdra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārdrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māṃsam -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śuṣkam -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vanyam -
  • vanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uccāvacam -
  • uccāvaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uccāvaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uccāvacā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 78.16

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 78.16 in Bengali sript:
অস্তি মূলং ফলং চৈব নিষাদৈঃ সমুপাহৃতম্ ।
আর্দ্রং চ মাংসং শুষ্কং চ বন্যং চোচ্চাবচং মহত্ ॥ 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 78.16 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્તિ મૂલં ફલં ચૈવ નિષાદૈઃ સમુપાહૃતમ્ ।
આર્દ્રં ચ માંસં શુષ્કં ચ વન્યં ચોચ્ચાવચં મહત્ ॥ 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 78.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ತಿ ಮೂಲಂ ಫಲಂ ಚೈವ ನಿಷಾದೈಃ ಸಮುಪಾಹೃತಮ್ ।
ಆರ್ದ್ರಂ ಚ ಮಾಂಸಂ ಶುಷ್ಕಂ ಚ ವನ್ಯಂ ಚೋಚ್ಚಾವಚಂ ಮಹತ್ ॥ 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 78.16 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്തി മൂലം ഫലം ചൈവ നിഷാദൈഃ സമുപാഹൃതമ് ।
ആര്ദ്രം ച മാംസം ശുഷ്കം ച വന്യം ചോച്ചാവചം മഹത് ॥ 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 78.16 in Telugu sript:
అస్తి మూలం ఫలం చైవ నిషాదైః సముపాహృతమ్ ।
ఆర్ద్రం చ మాంసం శుష్కం చ వన్యం చోచ్చావచం మహత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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