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 10.8

अदृष्ट्वा किं प्रवक्ष्यामि तामहं जनकात्मजाम् ।
ध्रुवं प्रायमुपेष्यन्ति कालस्य व्यतिवर्तने ॥ ८ ॥

adṛṣṭvā kiṃ pravakṣyāmi tāmahaṃ janakātmajām |
dhruvaṃ prāyamupeṣyanti kālasya vyativartane || 8 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 10.8 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 (10.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Tama, Ham, Janakatmaja, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Prayam, Praya, Upa, Ishyat, Ishyanti, Kala, Kalasya, Vartana, Vartani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 10.8). 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: “adṛṣṭvā kiṃ pravakṣyāmi tāmahaṃ janakātmajām
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣṭvā -
  • ṛch -> ṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛch]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāma -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • janakātmajām -
  • janakātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhruvaṃ prāyamupeṣyanti kālasya vyativartane
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāyam -
  • prāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upe -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iṣyanti -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • kālasya -
  • kālasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vyati -
  • vyati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vartane -
  • vartana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vartana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vartanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vartani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 10.8

Cover of edition (2019)

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Cover of edition (1967)

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by Swadhyaya Mandal (Vedic Research Centre), Gujarat (1967)

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by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2008)

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Cover of edition (2000)

Burmese Ramayana
by Ohno Toru [B.R. Publishing Corporation] (2000)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2015)

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Preview of verse 10.8 in Bengali sript:
অদৃষ্ট্বা কিং প্রবক্ষ্যামি তামহং জনকাত্মজাম্ ।
ধ্রুবং প্রাযমুপেষ্যন্তি কালস্য ব্যতিবর্তনে ॥ 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 10.8 in Gujarati sript:
અદૃષ્ટ્વા કિં પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ તામહં જનકાત્મજામ્ ।
ધ્રુવં પ્રાયમુપેષ્યન્તિ કાલસ્ય વ્યતિવર્તને ॥ 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 10.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕಿಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತಾಮಹಂ ಜನಕಾತ್ಮಜಾಮ್ ।
ಧ್ರುವಂ ಪ್ರಾಯಮುಪೇಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಕಾಲಸ್ಯ ವ್ಯತಿವರ್ತನೇ ॥ 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 10.8 in Malayalam sript:
അദൃഷ്ട്വാ കിം പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി താമഹം ജനകാത്മജാമ് ।
ധ്രുവം പ്രായമുപേഷ്യന്തി കാലസ്യ വ്യതിവര്തനേ ॥ 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 10.8 in Telugu sript:
అదృష్ట్వా కిం ప్రవక్ష్యామి తామహం జనకాత్మజామ్ ।
ధ్రువం ప్రాయముపేష్యన్తి కాలస్య వ్యతివర్తనే ॥ ౮ ॥

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