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 9.18

अप्यहं जीवितं जह्यां त्वां वा सीते सलक्ष्मणाम् ।
न तु प्रतिज्ञां संश्रुत्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशेषतः ॥ १८ ॥

apyahaṃ jīvitaṃ jahyāṃ tvāṃ vā sīte salakṣmaṇām |
na tu pratijñāṃ saṃśrutya brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣataḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 9.18 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 (9.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Apya, Aha, Asmad, Jivita, Jahi, Tva, Yushmad, Sita, Salakshmana, Salakshman, Pratijna, Samshrutya, Brahmana, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 9.18). 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: “apyahaṃ jīvitaṃ jahyāṃ tvāṃ sīte salakṣmaṇām
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • jahyām -
  • jahi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [optative active first single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sīte -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb]
  • salakṣmaṇām -
  • salakṣmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    salakṣman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    salakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “na tu pratijñāṃ saṃśrutya brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣataḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pratijñām -
  • pratijñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṃśrutya -
  • saṃśrutya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brāhmaṇebhyo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [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 9.18

Cover of edition (2019)

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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)

Ramayana (Marathi Translation)
by Swadhyaya Mandal (Vedic Research Centre), Gujarat (1967)

Set of 10 Volumes

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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)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2015)

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Preview of verse 9.18 in Bengali sript:
অপ্যহং জীবিতং জহ্যাং ত্বাং বা সীতে সলক্ষ্মণাম্ ।
ন তু প্রতিজ্ঞাং সংশ্রুত্য ব্রাহ্মণেভ্যো বিশেষতঃ ॥ 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 9.18 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્યહં જીવિતં જહ્યાં ત્વાં વા સીતે સલક્ષ્મણામ્ ।
ન તુ પ્રતિજ્ઞાં સંશ્રુત્ય બ્રાહ્મણેભ્યો વિશેષતઃ ॥ 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 9.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ಯಹಂ ಜೀವಿತಂ ಜಹ್ಯಾಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ವಾ ಸೀತೇ ಸಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಾಮ್ ।
ನ ತು ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾಂ ಸಂಶ್ರುತ್ಯ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇಭ್ಯೋ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam and Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Malayalam
by Swami Siddhinathananda & Swami Ranganathananda [Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur] (2019)

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Preview of verse 9.18 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്യഹം ജീവിതം ജഹ്യാം ത്വാം വാ സീതേ സലക്ഷ്മണാമ് ।
ന തു പ്രതിജ്ഞാം സംശ്രുത്യ ബ്രാഹ്മണേഭ്യോ വിശേഷതഃ ॥ 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 9.18 in Telugu sript:
అప్యహం జీవితం జహ్యాం త్వాం వా సీతే సలక్ష్మణామ్ ।
న తు ప్రతిజ్ఞాం సంశ్రుత్య బ్రాహ్మణేభ్యో విశేషతః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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