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 48.3

दुरात्मा पृच्छ्यतामेष कुतः किं वास्य कारणम् ।
वनभङ्गे च को ऽस्यार्थो राक्षसीनां च तर्जने ॥ ३ ॥

durātmā pṛcchyatāmeṣa kutaḥ kiṃ vāsya kāraṇam |
vanabhaṅge ca ko'syārtho rākṣasīnāṃ ca tarjane || 3 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 48.3 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 (48.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duratman, Duratma, Esha, Kutah, Kuta, Kim, Vasya, Karana, Vanabhanga, Kah, Asi, Idam, Artha, Rakshasi, Tarjana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 48.3). 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: “durātmā pṛcchyatāmeṣa kutaḥ kiṃ vāsya kāraṇam
  • durātmā -
  • durātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    durātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛcchyatām -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāsya -
  • vāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vās -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vās]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vās -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vanabhaṅge ca ko'syārtho rākṣasīnāṃ ca tarjane
  • vanabhaṅge -
  • vanabhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vanabhaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyā -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ārtho* -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • rākṣasīnām -
  • rākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarjane -
  • tarjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tarjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 48.3

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 48.3 in Bengali sript:
দুরাত্মা পৃচ্ছ্যতামেষ কুতঃ কিং বাস্য কারণম্ ।
বনভঙ্গে চ কোঽস্যার্থো রাক্ষসীনাং চ তর্জনে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 48.3 in Gujarati sript:
દુરાત્મા પૃચ્છ્યતામેષ કુતઃ કિં વાસ્ય કારણમ્ ।
વનભઙ્ગે ચ કોઽસ્યાર્થો રાક્ષસીનાં ચ તર્જને ॥ ૩ ॥

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 48.3 in Kannada sript:
ದುರಾತ್ಮಾ ಪೃಚ್ಛ್ಯತಾಮೇಷ ಕುತಃ ಕಿಂ ವಾಸ್ಯ ಕಾರಣಮ್ ।
ವನಭಙ್ಗೇ ಚ ಕೋಽಸ್ಯಾರ್ಥೋ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೀನಾಂ ಚ ತರ್ಜನೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 48.3 in Malayalam sript:
ദുരാത്മാ പൃച്ഛ്യതാമേഷ കുതഃ കിം വാസ്യ കാരണമ് ।
വനഭങ്ഗേ ച കോഽസ്യാര്ഥോ രാക്ഷസീനാം ച തര്ജനേ ॥ ൩ ॥

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 48.3 in Telugu sript:
దురాత్మా పృచ్ఛ్యతామేష కుతః కిం వాస్య కారణమ్ ।
వనభఙ్గే చ కోఽస్యార్థో రాక్షసీనాం చ తర్జనే ॥ ౩ ॥

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