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 4.7

शरण्यः सर्वभूतानां पितुर्निर्देशपारगः ।
वीरो दशरथस्यायं पुत्राणां गुणवत्तरः ॥ ७ ॥

śaraṇyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ piturnirdeśapāragaḥ |
vīro daśarathasyāyaṃ putrāṇāṃ guṇavattaraḥ || 7 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 4.7 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 (4.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharanya, Sharani, Sarvabhuta, Pitri, Pitu, Nirdesha, Paraga, Vira, Dasharatha, Aya, Idam, Putra, Gunavattara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 4.7). 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: “śaraṇyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ piturnirdeśapāragaḥ
  • śaraṇyaḥ -
  • śaraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaraṇī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarvabhūtānām -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pitur -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirdeśa -
  • nirdeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāragaḥ -
  • pāraga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vīro daśarathasyāyaṃ putrāṇāṃ guṇavattaraḥ
  • vīro* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśarathasyā -
  • daśaratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    daśaratha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putrāṇām -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • guṇavattaraḥ -
  • guṇavattara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 4.7

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 4.7 in Bengali sript:
শরণ্যঃ সর্বভূতানাং পিতুর্নির্দেশপারগঃ ।
বীরো দশরথস্যাযং পুত্রাণাং গুণবত্তরঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 4.7 in Gujarati sript:
શરણ્યઃ સર્વભૂતાનાં પિતુર્નિર્દેશપારગઃ ।
વીરો દશરથસ્યાયં પુત્રાણાં ગુણવત્તરઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 4.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶರಣ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಪಿತುರ್ನಿರ್ದೇಶಪಾರಗಃ ।
ವೀರೋ ದಶರಥಸ್ಯಾಯಂ ಪುತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಗುಣವತ್ತರಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 4.7 in Malayalam sript:
ശരണ്യഃ സര്വഭൂതാനാം പിതുര്നിര്ദേശപാരഗഃ ।
വീരോ ദശരഥസ്യായം പുത്രാണാം ഗുണവത്തരഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

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 4.7 in Telugu sript:
శరణ్యః సర్వభూతానాం పితుర్నిర్దేశపారగః ।
వీరో దశరథస్యాయం పుత్రాణాం గుణవత్తరః ॥ ౭ ॥

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