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 9.23

निग्रहे ऽपि समर्थस्य तं पापं प्रति राघव ।
न प्रावर्तत मे बुद्धिर्भ्रातृगौरवयन्त्रिता ॥ २३ ॥

nigrahe'pi samarthasya taṃ pāpaṃ prati rāghava |
na prāvartata me buddhirbhrātṛgauravayantritā || 23 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 9.23 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 (9.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nigraha, Api, Samartha, Papam, Papa, Prati, Raghava, Prava, Rita, Asmad, Buddhi, Gaurava, Yantrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 9.23). 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: “nigrahe'pi samarthasya taṃ pāpaṃ prati rāghava
  • nigrahe' -
  • nigraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • samarthasya -
  • samartha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    samartha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rāghava -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na prāvartata me buddhirbhrātṛgauravayantritā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāvar -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrātṛ -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gaurava -
  • gaurava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaurava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yantritā -
  • yantritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yantr -> yantritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yantr class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yantr class 10 verb]
    yantr (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 9.23

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 9.23 in Bengali sript:
নিগ্রহেঽপি সমর্থস্য তং পাপং প্রতি রাঘব ।
ন প্রাবর্তত মে বুদ্ধির্ভ্রাতৃগৌরবযন্ত্রিতা ॥ 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 9.23 in Gujarati sript:
નિગ્રહેઽપિ સમર્થસ્ય તં પાપં પ્રતિ રાઘવ ।
ન પ્રાવર્તત મે બુદ્ધિર્ભ્રાતૃગૌરવયન્ત્રિતા ॥ 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 9.23 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಗ್ರಹೇಽಪಿ ಸಮರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ತಂ ಪಾಪಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ರಾಘವ ।
ನ ಪ್ರಾವರ್ತತ ಮೇ ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ಭ್ರಾತೃಗೌರವಯನ್ತ್ರಿತಾ ॥ 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 9.23 in Malayalam sript:
നിഗ്രഹേഽപി സമര്ഥസ്യ തം പാപം പ്രതി രാഘവ ।
ന പ്രാവര്തത മേ ബുദ്ധിര്ഭ്രാതൃഗൌരവയന്ത്രിതാ ॥ 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 9.23 in Telugu sript:
నిగ్రహేఽపి సమర్థస్య తం పాపం ప్రతి రాఘవ ।
న ప్రావర్తత మే బుద్ధిర్భ్రాతృగౌరవయన్త్రితా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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