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 2.55

शङ्खप्रभं क्षीरमृणालवर्णमुद्गच्छमानं व्यवभासमानम् ।
ददर्श चन्द्रं स कपिप्रवीरः पोप्लूयमानं सरसीव हंसं ॥ ५५ ॥

śaṅkhaprabhaṃ kṣīramṛṇālavarṇamudgacchamānaṃ vyavabhāsamānam |
dadarśa candraṃ sa kapipravīraḥ poplūyamānaṃ sarasīva haṃsaṃ || 55 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 2.55 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 (2.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shankha, Prabha, Kshira, Rina, Alava, Mudga, Ccha, Ana, Vya, Avabhasamana, Candra, Kapi, Pravira, Popluyamana, Saras, Sarasi, Iva, Hamsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 2.55). 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: “śaṅkhaprabhaṃ kṣīramṛṇālavarṇamudgacchamānaṃ vyavabhāsamānam
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabham -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣīram -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛṇā -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālavar -
  • ālava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mudga -
  • mudga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ccham -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avabhāsamānam -
  • avabhāsamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avabhāsamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dadarśa candraṃ sa kapipravīraḥ poplūyamānaṃ sarasīva haṃsaṃ
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • candram -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    candrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kapi -
  • kapi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kapī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pravīraḥ -
  • pravīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • poplūyamānam -
  • plu -> poplūyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √plu]
    plu -> poplūyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √plu]
    plu -> poplūyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √plu]
    plu -> poplūyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √plu]
    plu -> poplūyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √plu], [accusative single from √plu]
  • sarasī -
  • sarasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    saras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • haṃsam -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 2.55

Cover of edition (2019)

Valmiki Ramayana
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

Sanskrit Only

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Cover of edition (2011)

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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 2.55 in Bengali sript:
শঙ্খপ্রভং ক্ষীরমৃণালবর্ণমুদ্গচ্ছমানং ব্যবভাসমানম্ ।
দদর্শ চন্দ্রং স কপিপ্রবীরঃ পোপ্লূযমানং সরসীব হংসং ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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 2.55 in Gujarati sript:
શઙ્ખપ્રભં ક્ષીરમૃણાલવર્ણમુદ્ગચ્છમાનં વ્યવભાસમાનમ્ ।
દદર્શ ચન્દ્રં સ કપિપ્રવીરઃ પોપ્લૂયમાનં સરસીવ હંસં ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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 2.55 in Kannada sript:
ಶಙ್ಖಪ್ರಭಂ ಕ್ಷೀರಮೃಣಾಲವರ್ಣಮುದ್ಗಚ್ಛಮಾನಂ ವ್ಯವಭಾಸಮಾನಮ್ ।
ದದರ್ಶ ಚನ್ದ್ರಂ ಸ ಕಪಿಪ್ರವೀರಃ ಪೋಪ್ಲೂಯಮಾನಂ ಸರಸೀವ ಹಂಸಂ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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 2.55 in Malayalam sript:
ശങ്ഖപ്രഭം ക്ഷീരമൃണാലവര്ണമുദ്ഗച്ഛമാനം വ്യവഭാസമാനമ് ।
ദദര്ശ ചന്ദ്രം സ കപിപ്രവീരഃ പോപ്ലൂയമാനം സരസീവ ഹംസം ॥ ൫൫ ॥

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 2.55 in Telugu sript:
శఙ్ఖప్రభం క్షీరమృణాలవర్ణముద్గచ్ఛమానం వ్యవభాసమానమ్ ।
దదర్శ చన్ద్రం స కపిప్రవీరః పోప్లూయమానం సరసీవ హంసం ॥ ౫౫ ॥

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