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 98.42

संमतश्चासि वृद्धानां तांश्च पृच्छसि संशयान् ।
यथा मृतस्तथा जीवन्यथासति तथा सति ॥ ४२ ॥

saṃmataścāsi vṛddhānāṃ tāṃśca pṛcchasi saṃśayān |
yathā mṛtastathā jīvanyathāsati tathā sati || 42 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 98.42 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 (98.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mata, Asi, Vriddha, Samshaya, Yatha, Mrita, Tatha, Jivani, Atha, Asat, Asati, Sat, Sati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 98.42). 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: “saṃmataścāsi vṛddhānāṃ tāṃśca pṛcchasi saṃśayān
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mataś -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • vṛddhānām -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • tāṃś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛcchasi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • saṃśayān -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yathā mṛtastathā jīvanyathāsati tathā sati
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mṛtas -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jīvanya -
  • jīvani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīvanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asati -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 98.42

Cover of edition (2019)

Valmiki Ramayana
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

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Cover of edition (2011)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2011)

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Cover of edition (1967)

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

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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 98.42 in Bengali sript:
সংমতশ্চাসি বৃদ্ধানাং তাংশ্চ পৃচ্ছসি সংশযান্ ।
যথা মৃতস্তথা জীবন্যথাসতি তথা সতি ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 98.42 in Gujarati sript:
સંમતશ્ચાસિ વૃદ્ધાનાં તાંશ્ચ પૃચ્છસિ સંશયાન્ ।
યથા મૃતસ્તથા જીવન્યથાસતિ તથા સતિ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 98.42 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಮತಶ್ಚಾಸಿ ವೃದ್ಧಾನಾಂ ತಾಂಶ್ಚ ಪೃಚ್ಛಸಿ ಸಂಶಯಾನ್ ।
ಯಥಾ ಮೃತಸ್ತಥಾ ಜೀವನ್ಯಥಾಸತಿ ತಥಾ ಸತಿ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 98.42 in Malayalam sript:
സംമതശ്ചാസി വൃദ്ധാനാം താംശ്ച പൃച്ഛസി സംശയാന് ।
യഥാ മൃതസ്തഥാ ജീവന്യഥാസതി തഥാ സതി ॥ ൪൨ ॥

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 98.42 in Telugu sript:
సంమతశ్చాసి వృద్ధానాం తాంశ్చ పృచ్ఛసి సంశయాన్ ।
యథా మృతస్తథా జీవన్యథాసతి తథా సతి ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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