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 24.8

ते बलाहकसंकाशा महानादा महाबलाः ।
अभ्यधावन्त काकुत्स्थं रामं युद्धे जिघांसवः ॥ ८ ॥

te balāhakasaṃkāśā mahānādā mahābalāḥ |
abhyadhāvanta kākutsthaṃ rāmaṃ yuddhe jighāṃsavaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 24.8 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 (24.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Balahaka, Sankasha, Mahanada, Mahabala, Abhi, Kakutstha, Rama, Yuddha, Jighamsu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 24.8). 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: “te balāhakasaṃkāśā mahānādā mahābalāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • balāhaka -
  • balāhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkāśā* -
  • saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahānādā* -
  • mahānāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahānādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahābalāḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “abhyadhāvanta kākutsthaṃ rāmaṃ yuddhe jighāṃsavaḥ
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adhāvanta -
  • dhāv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
    dhāv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • kākutstham -
  • kākutstha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • rāmam -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • jighāṃsavaḥ -
  • jighāṃsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jighāṃsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 24.8

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 24.8 in Bengali sript:
তে বলাহকসংকাশা মহানাদা মহাবলাঃ ।
অভ্যধাবন্ত কাকুত্স্থং রামং যুদ্ধে জিঘাংসবঃ ॥ 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 24.8 in Gujarati sript:
તે બલાહકસંકાશા મહાનાદા મહાબલાઃ ।
અભ્યધાવન્ત કાકુત્સ્થં રામં યુદ્ધે જિઘાંસવઃ ॥ 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 24.8 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಬಲಾಹಕಸಂಕಾಶಾ ಮಹಾನಾದಾ ಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ।
ಅಭ್ಯಧಾವನ್ತ ಕಾಕುತ್ಸ್ಥಂ ರಾಮಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಜಿಘಾಂಸವಃ ॥ 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 24.8 in Malayalam sript:
തേ ബലാഹകസംകാശാ മഹാനാദാ മഹാബലാഃ ।
അഭ്യധാവന്ത കാകുത്സ്ഥം രാമം യുദ്ധേ ജിഘാംസവഃ ॥ 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 24.8 in Telugu sript:
తే బలాహకసంకాశా మహానాదా మహాబలాః ।
అభ్యధావన్త కాకుత్స్థం రామం యుద్ధే జిఘాంసవః ॥ ౮ ॥

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