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 2.4

वनमध्ये तु काकुत्स्थस्तस्मिन् घोरमृगायुते ।
ददर्श गिरिशृङ्गाभं पुरुषादं महास्वनम् ॥ ४ ॥

vanamadhye tu kākutsthastasmin ghoramṛgāyute |
dadarśa giriśṛṅgābhaṃ puruṣādaṃ mahāsvanam || 4 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 2.4 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 (2.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vanamadhya, Kakutstha, Tad, Ghoram, Ghora, Ric, Ayuta, Girishringa, Abha, Purushad, Purushada, Mahasvana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 2.4). 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: “vanamadhye tu kākutsthastasmin ghoramṛgāyute
  • vanamadhye -
  • vanamadhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vanamadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kākutsthas -
  • kākutstha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • āyute -
  • āyuta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “dadarśa giriśṛṅgābhaṃ puruṣādaṃ mahāsvanam
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • giriśṛṅgā -
  • giriśṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ābham -
  • ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puruṣādam -
  • puruṣāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puruṣād (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāsvanam -
  • mahāsvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāsvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāsvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 2.4

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 2.4 in Bengali sript:
বনমধ্যে তু কাকুত্স্থস্তস্মিন্ ঘোরমৃগাযুতে ।
দদর্শ গিরিশৃঙ্গাভং পুরুষাদং মহাস্বনম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 2.4 in Gujarati sript:
વનમધ્યે તુ કાકુત્સ્થસ્તસ્મિન્ ઘોરમૃગાયુતે ।
દદર્શ ગિરિશૃઙ્ગાભં પુરુષાદં મહાસ્વનમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 2.4 in Kannada sript:
ವನಮಧ್ಯೇ ತು ಕಾಕುತ್ಸ್ಥಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಘೋರಮೃಗಾಯುತೇ ।
ದದರ್ಶ ಗಿರಿಶೃಙ್ಗಾಭಂ ಪುರುಷಾದಂ ಮಹಾಸ್ವನಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 2.4 in Malayalam sript:
വനമധ്യേ തു കാകുത്സ്ഥസ്തസ്മിന് ഘോരമൃഗായുതേ ।
ദദര്ശ ഗിരിശൃങ്ഗാഭം പുരുഷാദം മഹാസ്വനമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

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 2.4 in Telugu sript:
వనమధ్యే తు కాకుత్స్థస్తస్మిన్ ఘోరమృగాయుతే ।
దదర్శ గిరిశృఙ్గాభం పురుషాదం మహాస్వనమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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