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 23.17

सर्वथा तेन हीनाया रामेण विदितात्मना ।
तीष्क्णं विषमिवास्वाद्य दुर्लभं मम जीवितम् ॥ १७ ॥

sarvathā tena hīnāyā rāmeṇa viditātmanā |
tīṣkṇaṃ viṣamivāsvādya durlabhaṃ mama jīvitam || 17 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 23.17 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 (23.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvatha, Tad, Tena, Hina, Rama, Vidita, Mana, Vishami, Vasu, Adya, Durlabha, Asmad, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 23.17). 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: “sarvathā tena hīnāyā rāmeṇa viditātmanā
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • hīnāyā* -
  • hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √ class 3 verb]
  • rāmeṇa -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • viditāt -
  • vidita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vidita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • manā -
  • manā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tīṣkṇaṃ viṣamivāsvādya durlabhaṃ mama jīvitam
  • Cannot analyse tīṣkṇam*vi
  • viṣami -
  • viṣamī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vāsvā -
  • vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāsū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • ādya -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ad]
  • durlabham -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 23.17

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 23.17 in Bengali sript:
সর্বথা তেন হীনাযা রামেণ বিদিতাত্মনা ।
তীষ্ক্ণং বিষমিবাস্বাদ্য দুর্লভং মম জীবিতম্ ॥ 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 23.17 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વથા તેન હીનાયા રામેણ વિદિતાત્મના ।
તીષ્ક્ણં વિષમિવાસ્વાદ્ય દુર્લભં મમ જીવિતમ્ ॥ 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 23.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಥಾ ತೇನ ಹೀನಾಯಾ ರಾಮೇಣ ವಿದಿತಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ತೀಷ್ಕ್ಣಂ ವಿಷಮಿವಾಸ್ವಾದ್ಯ ದುರ್ಲಭಂ ಮಮ ಜೀವಿತಮ್ ॥ 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 23.17 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വഥാ തേന ഹീനായാ രാമേണ വിദിതാത്മനാ ।
തീഷ്ക്ണം വിഷമിവാസ്വാദ്യ ദുര്ലഭം മമ ജീവിതമ് ॥ 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 23.17 in Telugu sript:
సర్వథా తేన హీనాయా రామేణ విదితాత్మనా ।
తీష్క్ణం విషమివాస్వాద్య దుర్లభం మమ జీవితమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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