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 2.23

तौ त्वया प्राकृतेनैव गत्वा ज्ञेयौ प्लवंगम ।
शङ्कितानां प्रकारैश्च रूपव्याभाषणेन च ॥ २३ ॥

tau tvayā prākṛtenaiva gatvā jñeyau plavaṃgama |
śaṅkitānāṃ prakāraiśca rūpavyābhāṣaṇena ca || 23 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 2.23 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 (2.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Prakrita, Jneya, Plavangama, Shankita, Prakara, Rupa, Vyabhashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 2.23). 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: “tau tvayā prākṛtenaiva gatvā jñeyau plavaṃgama
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • prākṛtenai -
  • prākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • jñeyau -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • plavaṅgama -
  • plavaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śaṅkitānāṃ prakāraiśca rūpavyābhāṣaṇena ca
  • śaṅkitānām -
  • śaṅkita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śaṅkita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śaṅkitā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkitā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
  • prakāraiś -
  • prakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyābhāṣaṇena -
  • vyābhāṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 2.23

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 2.23 in Bengali sript:
তৌ ত্বযা প্রাকৃতেনৈব গত্বা জ্ঞেযৌ প্লবংগম ।
শঙ্কিতানাং প্রকারৈশ্চ রূপব্যাভাষণেন চ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 2.23 in Gujarati sript:
તૌ ત્વયા પ્રાકૃતેનૈવ ગત્વા જ્ઞેયૌ પ્લવંગમ ।
શઙ્કિતાનાં પ્રકારૈશ્ચ રૂપવ્યાભાષણેન ચ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 2.23 in Kannada sript:
ತೌ ತ್ವಯಾ ಪ್ರಾಕೃತೇನೈವ ಗತ್ವಾ ಜ್ಞೇಯೌ ಪ್ಲವಂಗಮ ।
ಶಙ್ಕಿತಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಕಾರೈಶ್ಚ ರೂಪವ್ಯಾಭಾಷಣೇನ ಚ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 2.23 in Malayalam sript:
തൌ ത്വയാ പ്രാകൃതേനൈവ ഗത്വാ ജ്ഞേയൌ പ്ലവംഗമ ।
ശങ്കിതാനാം പ്രകാരൈശ്ച രൂപവ്യാഭാഷണേന ച ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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 2.23 in Telugu sript:
తౌ త్వయా ప్రాకృతేనైవ గత్వా జ్ఞేయౌ ప్లవంగమ ।
శఙ్కితానాం ప్రకారైశ్చ రూపవ్యాభాషణేన చ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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