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 33.8

यस्तु राजा स्थितो ऽधर्मे मित्राणामुपकारिणाम् ।
मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञां कुरुते को नृशंसतरस्ततः ॥ ८ ॥

yastu rājā sthito'dharme mitrāṇāmupakāriṇām |
mithyāpratijñāṃ kurute ko nṛśaṃsatarastataḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 33.8 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 (33.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Sthita, Adharma, Mitra, Upakarin, Mithyapratijna, Kuruta, Kah, Nrishamsa, Tara, Taras, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 33.8). 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: “yastu rājā sthito'dharme mitrāṇāmupakāriṇām
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sthito' -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • adharme -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mitrāṇām -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • upakāriṇām -
  • upakārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    upakārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “mithyāpratijñāṃ kurute ko nṛśaṃsatarastataḥ
  • mithyāpratijñām -
  • mithyāpratijñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛśaṃsa -
  • nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taras -
  • taras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 33.8

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 33.8 in Bengali sript:
যস্তু রাজা স্থিতোঽধর্মে মিত্রাণামুপকারিণাম্ ।
মিথ্যাপ্রতিজ্ঞাং কুরুতে কো নৃশংসতরস্ততঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 33.8 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્તુ રાજા સ્થિતોઽધર્મે મિત્રાણામુપકારિણામ્ ।
મિથ્યાપ્રતિજ્ઞાં કુરુતે કો નૃશંસતરસ્તતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 33.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ತು ರಾಜಾ ಸ್ಥಿತೋಽಧರ್ಮೇ ಮಿತ್ರಾಣಾಮುಪಕಾರಿಣಾಮ್ ।
ಮಿಥ್ಯಾಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾಂ ಕುರುತೇ ಕೋ ನೃಶಂಸತರಸ್ತತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 33.8 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്തു രാജാ സ്ഥിതോഽധര്മേ മിത്രാണാമുപകാരിണാമ് ।
മിഥ്യാപ്രതിജ്ഞാം കുരുതേ കോ നൃശംസതരസ്തതഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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 33.8 in Telugu sript:
యస్తు రాజా స్థితోఽధర్మే మిత్రాణాముపకారిణామ్ ।
మిథ్యాప్రతిజ్ఞాం కురుతే కో నృశంసతరస్తతః ॥ ౮ ॥

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