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 40.18

सा चन्दनवनैर्दिव्यैः प्रच्छन्ना द्वीप शालिनी ।
कान्तेव युवतिः कान्तं समुद्रमवगाहते ॥ १८ ॥

sā candanavanairdivyaiḥ pracchannā dvīpa śālinī |
kānteva yuvatiḥ kāntaṃ samudramavagāhate || 18 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 40.18 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 (40.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Candana, Vana, Divya, Pracchanna, Dvipa, Shalin, Shalini, Kanta, Kanti, Iva, Yuvati, Samudra, Avagaha, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 40.18). 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: “ candanavanairdivyaiḥ pracchannā dvīpa śālinī
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • candana -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vanair -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • divyaiḥ -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pracchannā* -
  • pracchanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pracchannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvīpa -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvīpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinī -
  • śālinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kānteva yuvatiḥ kāntaṃ samudramavagāhate
  • kānte -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kānti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yuvatiḥ -
  • yuvati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāntam -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • samudram -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avagāha -
  • avagāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 40.18

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 40.18 in Bengali sript:
সা চন্দনবনৈর্দিব্যৈঃ প্রচ্ছন্না দ্বীপ শালিনী ।
কান্তেব যুবতিঃ কান্তং সমুদ্রমবগাহতে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 40.18 in Gujarati sript:
સા ચન્દનવનૈર્દિવ્યૈઃ પ્રચ્છન્ના દ્વીપ શાલિની ।
કાન્તેવ યુવતિઃ કાન્તં સમુદ્રમવગાહતે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 40.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾ ಚನ್ದನವನೈರ್ದಿವ್ಯೈಃ ಪ್ರಚ್ಛನ್ನಾ ದ್ವೀಪ ಶಾಲಿನೀ ।
ಕಾನ್ತೇವ ಯುವತಿಃ ಕಾನ್ತಂ ಸಮುದ್ರಮವಗಾಹತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 40.18 in Malayalam sript:
സാ ചന്ദനവനൈര്ദിവ്യൈഃ പ്രച്ഛന്നാ ദ്വീപ ശാലിനീ ।
കാന്തേവ യുവതിഃ കാന്തം സമുദ്രമവഗാഹതേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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 40.18 in Telugu sript:
సా చన్దనవనైర్దివ్యైః ప్రచ్ఛన్నా ద్వీప శాలినీ ।
కాన్తేవ యువతిః కాన్తం సముద్రమవగాహతే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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