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 101.23

श्रेष्ठं ह्यनार्यमेव स्याद् यद्भवानवधार्य माम् ।
आह युक्तिकरैर्वाक्यैरिदं भद्रं कुरुष्व ह ॥ २३ ॥

śreṣṭhaṃ hyanāryameva syād yadbhavānavadhārya mām |
āha yuktikarairvākyairidaṃ bhadraṃ kuruṣva ha || 23 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 101.23 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 (101.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreshtha, Anarya, Eva, Syat, Sya, Yat, Yad, Bhava, Bhavant, Avadharya, Asmad, Ahan, Yuktikara, Vakya, Idam, Bhadram, Bhadra, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 101.23). 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: “śreṣṭhaṃ hyanāryameva syād yadbhavānavadhārya mām
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • anāryam -
  • anārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avadhārya -
  • avadhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avadhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āha yuktikarairvākyairidaṃ bhadraṃ kuruṣva ha
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • yuktikarair -
  • yuktikara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yuktikara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vākyair -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuruṣva -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [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 101.23

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)

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

Set of 10 Volumes

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Cover of edition (2008)

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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 101.23 in Bengali sript:
শ্রেষ্ঠং হ্যনার্যমেব স্যাদ্ যদ্ভবানবধার্য মাম্ ।
আহ যুক্তিকরৈর্বাক্যৈরিদং ভদ্রং কুরুষ্ব হ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 101.23 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રેષ્ઠં હ્યનાર્યમેવ સ્યાદ્ યદ્ભવાનવધાર્ય મામ્ ।
આહ યુક્તિકરૈર્વાક્યૈરિદં ભદ્રં કુરુષ્વ હ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 101.23 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಹ್ಯನಾರ್ಯಮೇವ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ ಯದ್ಭವಾನವಧಾರ್ಯ ಮಾಮ್ ।
ಆಹ ಯುಕ್ತಿಕರೈರ್ವಾಕ್ಯೈರಿದಂ ಭದ್ರಂ ಕುರುಷ್ವ ಹ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 101.23 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രേഷ്ഠം ഹ്യനാര്യമേവ സ്യാദ് യദ്ഭവാനവധാര്യ മാമ് ।
ആഹ യുക്തികരൈര്വാക്യൈരിദം ഭദ്രം കുരുഷ്വ ഹ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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 101.23 in Telugu sript:
శ్రేష్ఠం హ్యనార్యమేవ స్యాద్ యద్భవానవధార్య మామ్ ।
ఆహ యుక్తికరైర్వాక్యైరిదం భద్రం కురుష్వ హ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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