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 28.38

अर्थानर्थान्तरे बुद्धिर्निश्चितापि न शोभते ।
घातयन्ति हि कार्याणि दूताः पण्डितमानिनः ॥ ३८ ॥

arthānarthāntare buddhirniścitāpi na śobhate |
ghātayanti hi kāryāṇi dūtāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 28.38 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 (28.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arthanartha, Tara, Tari, Buddhi, Nishcita, Api, Shobhat, Ghatayat, Ghatayanti, Karya, Duta, Panditamanin, Panditamani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 28.38). 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: “arthānarthāntare buddhirniścitāpi na śobhate
  • arthānarthān -
  • arthānartha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tare -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • niścitā -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niścita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niścitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhate -
  • śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “ghātayanti hi kāryāṇi dūtāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ
  • ghātayanti -
  • han -> ghātayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √han]
    han -> ghātayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √han], [vocative plural from √han], [accusative plural from √han]
    han -> ghātayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √han]
    han (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāryāṇi -
  • kārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • dūtāḥ -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • paṇḍitamāninaḥ -
  • paṇḍitamānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    paṇḍitamānin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    paṇḍitamānī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 28.38

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 28.38 in Bengali sript:
অর্থানর্থান্তরে বুদ্ধির্নিশ্চিতাপি ন শোভতে ।
ঘাতযন্তি হি কার্যাণি দূতাঃ পণ্ডিতমানিনঃ ॥ 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 28.38 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થાનર્થાન્તરે બુદ્ધિર્નિશ્ચિતાપિ ન શોભતે ।
ઘાતયન્તિ હિ કાર્યાણિ દૂતાઃ પણ્ડિતમાનિનઃ ॥ 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 28.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಥಾನರ್ಥಾನ್ತರೇ ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾಪಿ ನ ಶೋಭತೇ ।
ಘಾತಯನ್ತಿ ಹಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಿ ದೂತಾಃ ಪಣ್ಡಿತಮಾನಿನಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 28.38 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ഥാനര്ഥാന്തരേ ബുദ്ധിര്നിശ്ചിതാപി ന ശോഭതേ ।
ഘാതയന്തി ഹി കാര്യാണി ദൂതാഃ പണ്ഡിതമാനിനഃ ॥ 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 28.38 in Telugu sript:
అర్థానర్థాన్తరే బుద్ధిర్నిశ్చితాపి న శోభతే ।
ఘాతయన్తి హి కార్యాణి దూతాః పణ్డితమానినః ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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