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 53.17

बहूनां स्त्रीसहस्राणां मम यो ऽसौ परिग्रहः ।
तासां त्वमीश्वरी सीते मम भार्या भव प्रिये ॥ १७ ॥

bahūnāṃ strīsahasrāṇāṃ mama yo'sau parigrahaḥ |
tāsāṃ tvamīśvarī sīte mama bhāryā bhava priye || 17 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 53.17 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 (53.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahu, Stri, Sahasra, Asmad, Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Parigraha, Tva, Yushmad, Ishvari, Sita, Bharya, Bhava, Pri, Priya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 53.17). 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: “bahūnāṃ strīsahasrāṇāṃ mama yo'sau parigrahaḥ
  • bahūnām -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sahasrāṇām -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parigrahaḥ -
  • parigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāsāṃ tvamīśvarī sīte mama bhāryā bhava priye
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • īśvarī -
  • īśvarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative 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]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • priye -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 53.17

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 53.17 in Bengali sript:
বহূনাং স্ত্রীসহস্রাণাং মম যোঽসৌ পরিগ্রহঃ ।
তাসাং ত্বমীশ্বরী সীতে মম ভার্যা ভব প্রিযে ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 53.17 in Gujarati sript:
બહૂનાં સ્ત્રીસહસ્રાણાં મમ યોઽસૌ પરિગ્રહઃ ।
તાસાં ત્વમીશ્વરી સીતે મમ ભાર્યા ભવ પ્રિયે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 53.17 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹೂನಾಂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಮಮ ಯೋಽಸೌ ಪರಿಗ್ರಹಃ ।
ತಾಸಾಂ ತ್ವಮೀಶ್ವರೀ ಸೀತೇ ಮಮ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ಭವ ಪ್ರಿಯೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 53.17 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹൂനാം സ്ത്രീസഹസ്രാണാം മമ യോഽസൌ പരിഗ്രഹഃ ।
താസാം ത്വമീശ്വരീ സീതേ മമ ഭാര്യാ ഭവ പ്രിയേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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 53.17 in Telugu sript:
బహూనాం స్త్రీసహస్రాణాం మమ యోఽసౌ పరిగ్రహః ।
తాసాం త్వమీశ్వరీ సీతే మమ భార్యా భవ ప్రియే ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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