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 4.18

इहोपयात्यसौ रामो यावन्मां नाभिभाषते ।
निष्ठां नयत तावत्तु ततो मां द्रष्टुमर्हति ॥ १८ ॥

ihopayātyasau rāmo yāvanmāṃ nābhibhāṣate |
niṣṭhāṃ nayata tāvattu tato māṃ draṣṭumarhati || 18 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 4.18 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 (4.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iha, Upaya, Asi, Asu, Adah, Rama, Yavat, Yavan, Asmad, Nabh, Nabhi, Nishtha, Tavat, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 4.18). 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: “ihopayātyasau rāmo yāvanmāṃ nābhibhāṣate
  • iho -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upayāt -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāmo* -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • yāvan -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • bhāṣate -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “niṣṭhāṃ nayata tāvattu tato māṃ draṣṭumarhati
  • niṣṭhām -
  • niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • nayata -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • draṣṭum -
  • dṛś -> draṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dṛś]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 4.18

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 4.18 in Bengali sript:
ইহোপযাত্যসৌ রামো যাবন্মাং নাভিভাষতে ।
নিষ্ঠাং নযত তাবত্তু ততো মাং দ্রষ্টুমর্হতি ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 4.18 in Gujarati sript:
ઇહોપયાત્યસૌ રામો યાવન્માં નાભિભાષતે ।
નિષ્ઠાં નયત તાવત્તુ તતો માં દ્રષ્ટુમર્હતિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 4.18 in Kannada sript:
ಇಹೋಪಯಾತ್ಯಸೌ ರಾಮೋ ಯಾವನ್ಮಾಂ ನಾಭಿಭಾಷತೇ ।
ನಿಷ್ಠಾಂ ನಯತ ತಾವತ್ತು ತತೋ ಮಾಂ ದ್ರಷ್ಟುಮರ್ಹತಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 4.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഇഹോപയാത്യസൌ രാമോ യാവന്മാം നാഭിഭാഷതേ ।
നിഷ്ഠാം നയത താവത്തു തതോ മാം ദ്രഷ്ടുമര്ഹതി ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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 4.18 in Telugu sript:
ఇహోపయాత్యసౌ రామో యావన్మాం నాభిభాషతే ।
నిష్ఠాం నయత తావత్తు తతో మాం ద్రష్టుమర్హతి ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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