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 2.16

काञ्चनेनावृतां रम्यां प्राकारेण महापुरीम् ।
अट्टालकशताकीर्णां पताकाध्वजमालिनीम् ॥ १६ ॥

kāñcanenāvṛtāṃ ramyāṃ prākāreṇa mahāpurīm |
aṭṭālakaśatākīrṇāṃ patākādhvajamālinīm || 16 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 2.16 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 (2.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kancana, Avrita, Ramya, Prakara, Mahapuri, Attalaka, Shatakirna, Patakadhvajamalini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 2.16). 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: “kāñcanenāvṛtāṃ ramyāṃ prākāreṇa mahāpurīm
  • kāñcanenā -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • avṛtām -
  • avṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ramyām -
  • ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
  • prākāreṇa -
  • prākāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahāpurīm -
  • mahāpurī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “aṭṭālakaśatākīrṇāṃ patākādhvajamālinīm
  • aṭṭālaka -
  • aṭṭālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatākīrṇā -
  • śatākīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śatākīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • patākādhvajamālinīm -
  • patākādhvajamālinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 2.16

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 2.16 in Bengali sript:
কাঞ্চনেনাবৃতাং রম্যাং প্রাকারেণ মহাপুরীম্ ।
অট্টালকশতাকীর্ণাং পতাকাধ্বজমালিনীম্ ॥ 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 2.16 in Gujarati sript:
કાઞ્ચનેનાવૃતાં રમ્યાં પ્રાકારેણ મહાપુરીમ્ ।
અટ્ટાલકશતાકીર્ણાં પતાકાધ્વજમાલિનીમ્ ॥ 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 2.16 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಞ್ಚನೇನಾವೃತಾಂ ರಮ್ಯಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಕಾರೇಣ ಮಹಾಪುರೀಮ್ ।
ಅಟ್ಟಾಲಕಶತಾಕೀರ್ಣಾಂ ಪತಾಕಾಧ್ವಜಮಾಲಿನೀಮ್ ॥ 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 2.16 in Malayalam sript:
കാഞ്ചനേനാവൃതാം രമ്യാം പ്രാകാരേണ മഹാപുരീമ് ।
അട്ടാലകശതാകീര്ണാം പതാകാധ്വജമാലിനീമ് ॥ 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 2.16 in Telugu sript:
కాఞ్చనేనావృతాం రమ్యాం ప్రాకారేణ మహాపురీమ్ ।
అట్టాలకశతాకీర్ణాం పతాకాధ్వజమాలినీమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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