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 24.20

कृतं कर्म महत्तेन मां तदाभ्यवपद्यता ।
तिष्ठता रावणद्वन्द्वे वृद्धेनापि जटायुषा ॥ २० ॥

kṛtaṃ karma mahattena māṃ tadābhyavapadyatā |
tiṣṭhatā rāvaṇadvandve vṛddhenāpi jaṭāyuṣā || 20 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 24.20 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 (24.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krit, Krita, Karman, Mahatta, Ina, Asmad, Tada, Abhi, Yat, Yata, Tishthat, Ravana, Dvandva, Vriddha, Api, Jatayus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 24.20). 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: “kṛtaṃ karma mahattena māṃ tadābhyavapadyatā
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahatte -
  • mahattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avapad -
  • vap (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yatā -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “tiṣṭhatā rāvaṇadvandve vṛddhenāpi jaṭāyuṣā
  • tiṣṭhatā -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • rāvaṇa -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvandve -
  • dvandva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvandva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vṛddhenā -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jaṭāyuṣā -
  • jaṭāyus (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 24.20

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 24.20 in Bengali sript:
কৃতং কর্ম মহত্তেন মাং তদাভ্যবপদ্যতা ।
তিষ্ঠতা রাবণদ্বন্দ্বে বৃদ্ধেনাপি জটাযুষা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 24.20 in Gujarati sript:
કૃતં કર્મ મહત્તેન માં તદાભ્યવપદ્યતા ।
તિષ્ઠતા રાવણદ્વન્દ્વે વૃદ્ધેનાપિ જટાયુષા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 24.20 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಮಹತ್ತೇನ ಮಾಂ ತದಾಭ್ಯವಪದ್ಯತಾ ।
ತಿಷ್ಠತಾ ರಾವಣದ್ವನ್ದ್ವೇ ವೃದ್ಧೇನಾಪಿ ಜಟಾಯುಷಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 24.20 in Malayalam sript:
കൃതം കര്മ മഹത്തേന മാം തദാഭ്യവപദ്യതാ ।
തിഷ്ഠതാ രാവണദ്വന്ദ്വേ വൃദ്ധേനാപി ജടായുഷാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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 24.20 in Telugu sript:
కృతం కర్మ మహత్తేన మాం తదాభ్యవపద్యతా ।
తిష్ఠతా రావణద్వన్ద్వే వృద్ధేనాపి జటాయుషా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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