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 18.16

चपलश्चपलैः सार्धं वानरैरकृतात्मभिः ।
जात्यन्ध इव जात्यन्धैर्मन्त्रयन्द्रक्ष्यसे नु किम् ॥ १६ ॥

capalaścapalaiḥ sārdhaṃ vānarairakṛtātmabhiḥ |
jātyandha iva jātyandhairmantrayandrakṣyase nu kim || 16 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 18.16 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 (18.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Capala, Sardham, Sardha, Vanara, Akritatman, Jatyandha, Iva, Mantrayat, Mantraya, Dra, Kshi, Asi, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 18.16). 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: “capalaścapalaiḥ sārdhaṃ vānarairakṛtātmabhiḥ
  • capalaś -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • capalaiḥ -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vānarair -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vānara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • akṛtātmabhiḥ -
  • akṛtātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    akṛtātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “jātyandha iva jātyandhairmantrayandrakṣyase nu kim
  • jātyandha* -
  • jātyandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jātyandhair -
  • jātyandha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jātyandha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mantrayan -
  • mantraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mantraya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mantr -> mantrayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mantr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mantr class 10 verb]
  • dra -
  • dra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣya -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ase -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 18.16

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 18.16 in Bengali sript:
চপলশ্চপলৈঃ সার্ধং বানরৈরকৃতাত্মভিঃ ।
জাত্যন্ধ ইব জাত্যন্ধৈর্মন্ত্রযন্দ্রক্ষ্যসে নু কিম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 18.16 in Gujarati sript:
ચપલશ્ચપલૈઃ સાર્ધં વાનરૈરકૃતાત્મભિઃ ।
જાત્યન્ધ ઇવ જાત્યન્ધૈર્મન્ત્રયન્દ્રક્ષ્યસે નુ કિમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 18.16 in Kannada sript:
ಚಪಲಶ್ಚಪಲೈಃ ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ವಾನರೈರಕೃತಾತ್ಮಭಿಃ ।
ಜಾತ್ಯನ್ಧ ಇವ ಜಾತ್ಯನ್ಧೈರ್ಮನ್ತ್ರಯನ್ದ್ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಸೇ ನು ಕಿಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 18.16 in Malayalam sript:
ചപലശ്ചപലൈഃ സാര്ധം വാനരൈരകൃതാത്മഭിഃ ।
ജാത്യന്ധ ഇവ ജാത്യന്ധൈര്മന്ത്രയന്ദ്രക്ഷ്യസേ നു കിമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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 18.16 in Telugu sript:
చపలశ్చపలైః సార్ధం వానరైరకృతాత్మభిః ।
జాత్యన్ధ ఇవ జాత్యన్ధైర్మన్త్రయన్ద్రక్ష్యసే ను కిమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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