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 53.1

संदिश्य राक्षसान् घोरान् रावणो ऽष्टौ महाबलान् ।
आत्मानं बुद्धिवैक्लव्यात् कृतकृत्यममन्यत ॥ १ ॥

saṃdiśya rākṣasān ghorān rāvaṇo'ṣṭau mahābalān |
ātmānaṃ buddhivaiklavyāt kṛtakṛtyamamanyata || 1 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 53.1 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 (53.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sad, Rakshasa, Ghora, Ravana, Ashta, Ashti, Mahabala, Atman, Vaiklavya, Kritakritya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 53.1). 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: “saṃdiśya rākṣasān ghorān rāvaṇo'ṣṭau mahābalān
  • sandi -
  • sad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śya -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rākṣasān -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ghorān -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rāvaṇo' -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • mahābalān -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ātmānaṃ buddhivaiklavyāt kṛtakṛtyamamanyata
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • buddhi -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vaiklavyāt -
  • vaiklavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṛtakṛtyam -
  • kṛtakṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtakṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtakṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amanyata -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 53.1

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 53.1 in Bengali sript:
সংদিশ্য রাক্ষসান্ ঘোরান্ রাবণোঽষ্টৌ মহাবলান্ ।
আত্মানং বুদ্ধিবৈক্লব্যাত্ কৃতকৃত্যমমন্যত ॥ ১ ॥

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 53.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંદિશ્ય રાક્ષસાન્ ઘોરાન્ રાવણોઽષ્ટૌ મહાબલાન્ ।
આત્માનં બુદ્ધિવૈક્લવ્યાત્ કૃતકૃત્યમમન્યત ॥ ૧ ॥

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 53.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂದಿಶ್ಯ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾನ್ ಘೋರಾನ್ ರಾವಣೋಽಷ್ಟೌ ಮಹಾಬಲಾನ್ ।
ಆತ್ಮಾನಂ ಬುದ್ಧಿವೈಕ್ಲವ್ಯಾತ್ ಕೃತಕೃತ್ಯಮಮನ್ಯತ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 53.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംദിശ്യ രാക്ഷസാന് ഘോരാന് രാവണോഽഷ്ടൌ മഹാബലാന് ।
ആത്മാനം ബുദ്ധിവൈക്ലവ്യാത് കൃതകൃത്യമമന്യത ॥ ൧ ॥

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 53.1 in Telugu sript:
సందిశ్య రాక్షసాన్ ఘోరాన్ రావణోఽష్టౌ మహాబలాన్ ।
ఆత్మానం బుద్ధివైక్లవ్యాత్ కృతకృత్యమమన్యత ॥ ౧ ॥

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