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 23.9

उद्यतानां हि युद्धार्थं येषां भवति लक्ष्मणः ।
निष्प्रभं वदनं तेषां भवत्यायुः परिक्षयः ॥ ९ ॥

udyatānāṃ hi yuddhārthaṃ yeṣāṃ bhavati lakṣmaṇaḥ |
niṣprabhaṃ vadanaṃ teṣāṃ bhavatyāyuḥ parikṣayaḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 23.9 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 (23.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udyata, Yuddha, Artha, Yah, Yat, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Lakshmana, Lakshman, Nishprabha, Vadana, Tad, Ayu, Ayus, Parikshaya, Parikshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 23.9). 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: “udyatānāṃ hi yuddhārthaṃ yeṣāṃ bhavati lakṣmaṇaḥ
  • udyatānām -
  • udyatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    udyata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    udyata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yuddhā -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • lakṣmaṇaḥ -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “niṣprabhaṃ vadanaṃ teṣāṃ bhavatyāyuḥ parikṣayaḥ
  • niṣprabham -
  • niṣprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣprabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadanam -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavatyā -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [instrumental single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • āyuḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parikṣayaḥ -
  • parikṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    parikṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 23.9

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Cover of edition (1967)

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

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by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2008)

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Burmese Ramayana
by Ohno Toru [B.R. Publishing Corporation] (2000)

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Cover of Bengali edition

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2015)

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Preview of verse 23.9 in Bengali sript:
উদ্যতানাং হি যুদ্ধার্থং যেষাং ভবতি লক্ষ্মণঃ ।
নিষ্প্রভং বদনং তেষাং ভবত্যাযুঃ পরিক্ষযঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 23.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદ્યતાનાં હિ યુદ્ધાર્થં યેષાં ભવતિ લક્ષ્મણઃ ।
નિષ્પ્રભં વદનં તેષાં ભવત્યાયુઃ પરિક્ષયઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 23.9 in Kannada sript:
ಉದ್ಯತಾನಾಂ ಹಿ ಯುದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಂ ಯೇಷಾಂ ಭವತಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಃ ।
ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಭಂ ವದನಂ ತೇಷಾಂ ಭವತ್ಯಾಯುಃ ಪರಿಕ್ಷಯಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 23.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഉദ്യതാനാം ഹി യുദ്ധാര്ഥം യേഷാം ഭവതി ലക്ഷ്മണഃ ।
നിഷ്പ്രഭം വദനം തേഷാം ഭവത്യായുഃ പരിക്ഷയഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

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 23.9 in Telugu sript:
ఉద్యతానాం హి యుద్ధార్థం యేషాం భవతి లక్ష్మణః ।
నిష్ప్రభం వదనం తేషాం భవత్యాయుః పరిక్షయః ॥ ౯ ॥

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