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 42.16

तस्य चैव शिरो नास्ति न बाहू न च जानुनी ।
न धनुर्न रथो नाश्वास्तत्रादृश्यन्त नेषवः ॥ १६ ॥

tasya caiva śiro nāsti na bāhū na ca jānunī |
na dhanurna ratho nāśvāstatrādṛśyanta neṣavaḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 42.16 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 (42.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Shira, Shiras, Nasti, Bahu, Janu, Dhanu, Dhanus, Ratha, Nri, Ashva, Tatra, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 42.16). 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: “tasya caiva śiro nāsti na bāhū na ca jānunī
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śiro* -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhū -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānunī -
  • jānu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “na dhanurna ratho nāśvāstatrādṛśyanta neṣavaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratho* -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvās -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adṛśyanta -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
  • neṣa -
  • neṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    niṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 42.16

Cover of edition (2019)

Valmiki Ramayana
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

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Cover of edition (2011)

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by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2011)

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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 42.16 in Bengali sript:
তস্য চৈব শিরো নাস্তি ন বাহূ ন চ জানুনী ।
ন ধনুর্ন রথো নাশ্বাস্তত্রাদৃশ্যন্ত নেষবঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 42.16 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય ચૈવ શિરો નાસ્તિ ન બાહૂ ન ચ જાનુની ।
ન ધનુર્ન રથો નાશ્વાસ્તત્રાદૃશ્યન્ત નેષવઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 42.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಚೈವ ಶಿರೋ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ನ ಬಾಹೂ ನ ಚ ಜಾನುನೀ ।
ನ ಧನುರ್ನ ರಥೋ ನಾಶ್ವಾಸ್ತತ್ರಾದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತ ನೇಷವಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 42.16 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ ചൈവ ശിരോ നാസ്തി ന ബാഹൂ ന ച ജാനുനീ ।
ന ധനുര്ന രഥോ നാശ്വാസ്തത്രാദൃശ്യന്ത നേഷവഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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 42.16 in Telugu sript:
తస్య చైవ శిరో నాస్తి న బాహూ న చ జానునీ ।
న ధనుర్న రథో నాశ్వాస్తత్రాదృశ్యన్త నేషవః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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