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 2.8

अवसज्यायसे शूले विनदन्तं महास्वनम् ।
स रामं लक्ष्मणं चैव सीतां दृष्ट्वा च मैथिलीम् ॥ ८ ॥

avasajyāyase śūle vinadantaṃ mahāsvanam |
sa rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva sītāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca maithilīm || 8 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 2.8 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 (2.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avasa, Jyayas, Jyayasa, Shula, Shuli, Vina, Danta, Mahasvana, Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, Maithili,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 2.8). 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: “avasajyāyase śūle vinadantaṃ mahāsvanam
  • avasa -
  • avasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jyāyase -
  • jyāyas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jyāyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    jyāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jyāyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jyāyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śūle -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śūli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śūli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dantam -
  • danta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāsvanam -
  • mahāsvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāsvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāsvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sa rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva sītāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca maithilīm
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāmam -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lakṣmaṇam -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇā (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]
  • sītām -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maithilīm -
  • maithilī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 2.8

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 2.8 in Bengali sript:
অবসজ্যাযসে শূলে বিনদন্তং মহাস্বনম্ ।
স রামং লক্ষ্মণং চৈব সীতাং দৃষ্ট্বা চ মৈথিলীম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 2.8 in Gujarati sript:
અવસજ્યાયસે શૂલે વિનદન્તં મહાસ્વનમ્ ।
સ રામં લક્ષ્મણં ચૈવ સીતાં દૃષ્ટ્વા ચ મૈથિલીમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 2.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಸಜ್ಯಾಯಸೇ ಶೂಲೇ ವಿನದನ್ತಂ ಮಹಾಸ್ವನಮ್ ।
ಸ ರಾಮಂ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಂ ಚೈವ ಸೀತಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚ ಮೈಥಿಲೀಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 2.8 in Malayalam sript:
അവസജ്യായസേ ശൂലേ വിനദന്തം മഹാസ്വനമ് ।
സ രാമം ലക്ഷ്മണം ചൈവ സീതാം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ച മൈഥിലീമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

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 2.8 in Telugu sript:
అవసజ్యాయసే శూలే వినదన్తం మహాస్వనమ్ ।
స రామం లక్ష్మణం చైవ సీతాం దృష్ట్వా చ మైథిలీమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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