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 50.18

बभूव जलदं नीलं भित्त्वा चन्द्र इवोदितः ।
सुललाटं सुकेशान्तं पद्मगर्भाभमव्रणम् ।
शुक्लैः सुविमलैर्दन्तैः प्रभावद्भिरलंकृतम् ॥ १८ ॥

babhūva jaladaṃ nīlaṃ bhittvā candra ivoditaḥ |
sulalāṭaṃ sukeśāntaṃ padmagarbhābhamavraṇam |
śuklaiḥ suvimalairdantaiḥ prabhāvadbhiralaṃkṛtam || 18 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 50.18 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 (50.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jalada, Nila, Bhittva, Candra, Iva, Udita, Sulalata, Sukeshanta, Padmagarbha, Abha, Avrana, Shukla, Suvimala, Danta, Prabhavat, Alankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 50.18). 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: “babhūva jaladaṃ nīlaṃ bhittvā candra ivoditaḥ
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • jaladam -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nīlam -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhittvā -
  • bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhid]
    bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhid]
    bhittvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • candra* -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uditaḥ -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “sulalāṭaṃ sukeśāntaṃ padmagarbhābhamavraṇam
  • sulalāṭam -
  • sulalāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sulalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sulalāṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukeśāntam -
  • sukeśānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukeśānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukeśāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padmagarbhā -
  • padmagarbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padmagarbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābham -
  • ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avraṇam -
  • avraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vraṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 3: “śuklaiḥ suvimalairdantaiḥ prabhāvadbhiralaṃkṛtam
  • śuklaiḥ -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • suvimalair -
  • suvimala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    suvimala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dantaiḥ -
  • danta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prabhāvadbhir -
  • prabhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prabhāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alaṅkṛtam -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 50.18

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Ramayana (Marathi Translation)
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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Srimad Valmikiya Ramayana in Bengali
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2015)

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Preview of verse 50.18 in Bengali sript:
বভূব জলদং নীলং ভিত্ত্বা চন্দ্র ইবোদিতঃ ।
সুললাটং সুকেশান্তং পদ্মগর্ভাভমব্রণম্ ।
শুক্লৈঃ সুবিমলৈর্দন্তৈঃ প্রভাবদ্ভিরলংকৃতম্ ॥ 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 50.18 in Gujarati sript:
બભૂવ જલદં નીલં ભિત્ત્વા ચન્દ્ર ઇવોદિતઃ ।
સુલલાટં સુકેશાન્તં પદ્મગર્ભાભમવ્રણમ્ ।
શુક્લૈઃ સુવિમલૈર્દન્તૈઃ પ્રભાવદ્ભિરલંકૃતમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

The Ramayana of Valmiki in Kannada
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

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Preview of verse 50.18 in Kannada sript:
ಬಭೂವ ಜಲದಂ ನೀಲಂ ಭಿತ್ತ್ವಾ ಚನ್ದ್ರ ಇವೋದಿತಃ ।
ಸುಲಲಾಟಂ ಸುಕೇಶಾನ್ತಂ ಪದ್ಮಗರ್ಭಾಭಮವ್ರಣಮ್ ।
ಶುಕ್ಲೈಃ ಸುವಿಮಲೈರ್ದನ್ತೈಃ ಪ್ರಭಾವದ್ಭಿರಲಂಕೃತಮ್ ॥ 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 50.18 in Malayalam sript:
ബഭൂവ ജലദം നീലം ഭിത്ത്വാ ചന്ദ്ര ഇവോദിതഃ ।
സുലലാടം സുകേശാന്തം പദ്മഗര്ഭാഭമവ്രണമ് ।
ശുക്ലൈഃ സുവിമലൈര്ദന്തൈഃ പ്രഭാവദ്ഭിരലംകൃതമ് ॥ 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 50.18 in Telugu sript:
బభూవ జలదం నీలం భిత్త్వా చన్ద్ర ఇవోదితః ।
సులలాటం సుకేశాన్తం పద్మగర్భాభమవ్రణమ్ ।
శుక్లైః సువిమలైర్దన్తైః ప్రభావద్భిరలంకృతమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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