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 20.38

मया क्रीड महाराजसीतया किं तवानया ।
अकामां कामयानस्य शरीरमुपतप्यते ।
इच्छन्तीं कामयानस्य प्रीतिर्भवति शोभना ॥ ३८ ॥

mayā krīḍa mahārājasītayā kiṃ tavānayā |
akāmāṃ kāmayānasya śarīramupatapyate |
icchantīṃ kāmayānasya prītirbhavati śobhanā || 38 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 20.38 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 (20.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Asmad, Krida, Maharaja, Maharajan, Sita, Kim, Tavas, Aya, Akama, Kamayana, Sharira, Upa, Tapyati, Icchanti, Priti, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shobhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 20.38). 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: “mayā krīḍa mahārājasītayā kiṃ tavānayā
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • krīḍa -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sītayā -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √sai class 1 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tavān -
  • tavas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayā -
  • ayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “akāmāṃ kāmayānasya śarīramupatapyate
  • akāmām -
  • akāmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāmayānasya -
  • kāmayāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāmayāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tapyate -
  • tapyati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “icchantīṃ kāmayānasya prītirbhavati śobhanā
  • icchantīm -
  • iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • kāmayānasya -
  • kāmayāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāmayāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prītir -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śobhanā -
  • śobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 20.38

Cover of edition (2019)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (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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Cover of edition (2008)

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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)

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)

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Preview of verse 20.38 in Bengali sript:
মযা ক্রীড মহারাজসীতযা কিং তবানযা ।
অকামাং কামযানস্য শরীরমুপতপ্যতে ।
ইচ্ছন্তীং কামযানস্য প্রীতির্ভবতি শোভনা ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 20.38 in Gujarati sript:
મયા ક્રીડ મહારાજસીતયા કિં તવાનયા ।
અકામાં કામયાનસ્ય શરીરમુપતપ્યતે ।
ઇચ્છન્તીં કામયાનસ્ય પ્રીતિર્ભવતિ શોભના ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 20.38 in Kannada sript:
ಮಯಾ ಕ್ರೀಡ ಮಹಾರಾಜಸೀತಯಾ ಕಿಂ ತವಾನಯಾ ।
ಅಕಾಮಾಂ ಕಾಮಯಾನಸ್ಯ ಶರೀರಮುಪತಪ್ಯತೇ ।
ಇಚ್ಛನ್ತೀಂ ಕಾಮಯಾನಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರೀತಿರ್ಭವತಿ ಶೋಭನಾ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam and Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Malayalam
by Swami Siddhinathananda & Swami Ranganathananda [Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur] (2019)

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Preview of verse 20.38 in Malayalam sript:
മയാ ക്രീഡ മഹാരാജസീതയാ കിം തവാനയാ ।
അകാമാം കാമയാനസ്യ ശരീരമുപതപ്യതേ ।
ഇച്ഛന്തീം കാമയാനസ്യ പ്രീതിര്ഭവതി ശോഭനാ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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 20.38 in Telugu sript:
మయా క్రీడ మహారాజసీతయా కిం తవానయా ।
అకామాం కామయానస్య శరీరముపతప్యతే ।
ఇచ్ఛన్తీం కామయానస్య ప్రీతిర్భవతి శోభనా ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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