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 1.17

शिरोभिः पृथुभिः सर्पा व्यक्तस्वस्तिकलक्षणैः ।
वमन्तः पावकं घोरं ददंशुर्दशनैः शिलाः ॥ १७ ॥

śirobhiḥ pṛthubhiḥ sarpā vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇaiḥ |
vamantaḥ pāvakaṃ ghoraṃ dadaṃśurdaśanaiḥ śilāḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 1.17 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 (1.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shiras, Prithu, Sarpa, Vyakta, Svastika, Lakshana, Vamat, Pavaka, Ghoram, Ghora, Dashana, Shila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 1.17). 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: “śirobhiḥ pṛthubhiḥ sarpā vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇaiḥ
  • śirobhiḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pṛthubhiḥ -
  • pṛthu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pṛthu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sarpā* -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyakta -
  • vyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svastika -
  • svastika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svastika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “vamantaḥ pāvakaṃ ghoraṃ dadaṃśurdaśanaiḥ śilāḥ
  • vamantaḥ -
  • vam -> vamat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vam class 1 verb]
  • pāvakam -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadaṃśur -
  • daṃś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    daṃś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • daśanaiḥ -
  • daśana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śilāḥ -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 1.17

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 1.17 in Bengali sript:
শিরোভিঃ পৃথুভিঃ সর্পা ব্যক্তস্বস্তিকলক্ষণৈঃ ।
বমন্তঃ পাবকং ঘোরং দদংশুর্দশনৈঃ শিলাঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 1.17 in Gujarati sript:
શિરોભિઃ પૃથુભિઃ સર્પા વ્યક્તસ્વસ્તિકલક્ષણૈઃ ।
વમન્તઃ પાવકં ઘોરં દદંશુર્દશનૈઃ શિલાઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 1.17 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿರೋಭಿಃ ಪೃಥುಭಿಃ ಸರ್ಪಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕಲಕ್ಷಣೈಃ ।
ವಮನ್ತಃ ಪಾವಕಂ ಘೋರಂ ದದಂಶುರ್ದಶನೈಃ ಶಿಲಾಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 1.17 in Malayalam sript:
ശിരോഭിഃ പൃഥുഭിഃ സര്പാ വ്യക്തസ്വസ്തികലക്ഷണൈഃ ।
വമന്തഃ പാവകം ഘോരം ദദംശുര്ദശനൈഃ ശിലാഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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 1.17 in Telugu sript:
శిరోభిః పృథుభిః సర్పా వ్యక్తస్వస్తికలక్షణైః ।
వమన్తః పావకం ఘోరం దదంశుర్దశనైః శిలాః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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