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 17.12

स दृष्ट्वा राघवं वाली लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम् ।
अब्रवीत् प्रश्रितं वाक्यं परुषं धर्मसंहितम् ॥ १२ ॥

sa dṛṣṭvā rāghavaṃ vālī lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam |
abravīt praśritaṃ vākyaṃ paruṣaṃ dharmasaṃhitam || 12 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 17.12 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 (17.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raghava, Vali, Valin, Lakshmana, Mahabala, Prashritam, Prashrita, Vakya, Parusham, Parusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 17.12). 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: “sa dṛṣṭvā rāghavaṃ vālī lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • rāghavam -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vālī -
  • vālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lakṣmaṇam -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābalam -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abravīt praśritaṃ vākyaṃ paruṣaṃ dharmasaṃhitam
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • praśritam -
  • praśritam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    praśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • paruṣam -
  • paruṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmasaṃhitam -
  • dharmasaṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 17.12

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 17.12 in Bengali sript:
স দৃষ্ট্বা রাঘবং বালী লক্ষ্মণং চ মহাবলম্ ।
অব্রবীত্ প্রশ্রিতং বাক্যং পরুষং ধর্মসংহিতম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 17.12 in Gujarati sript:
સ દૃષ્ટ્વા રાઘવં વાલી લક્ષ્મણં ચ મહાબલમ્ ।
અબ્રવીત્ પ્રશ્રિતં વાક્યં પરુષં ધર્મસંહિતમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 17.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ರಾಘವಂ ವಾಲೀ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಂ ಚ ಮಹಾಬಲಮ್ ।
ಅಬ್ರವೀತ್ ಪ್ರಶ್ರಿತಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಪರುಷಂ ಧರ್ಮಸಂಹಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 17.12 in Malayalam sript:
സ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ രാഘവം വാലീ ലക്ഷ്മണം ച മഹാബലമ് ।
അബ്രവീത് പ്രശ്രിതം വാക്യം പരുഷം ധര്മസംഹിതമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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 17.12 in Telugu sript:
స దృష్ట్వా రాఘవం వాలీ లక్ష్మణం చ మహాబలమ్ ।
అబ్రవీత్ ప్రశ్రితం వాక్యం పరుషం ధర్మసంహితమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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