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 16.16

तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
अब्रवीत् प्रहसन् वाक्यं सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥ १६ ॥

tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ |
abravīt prahasan vākyaṃ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 16.16 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 (16.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Cana, Rama, Dasharathatmaja, Prahasat, Vakya, Sarvabhutahita, Rata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 16.16). 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: “tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ
  • tayos -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • canam -
  • cana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • rāmo* -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • daśarathātmajaḥ -
  • daśarathātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abravīt prahasan vākyaṃ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • prahasan -
  • prahasat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • sarvabhūtahite -
  • sarvabhūtahita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sarvabhūtahita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvabhūtahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rataḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 16.16

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 16.16 in Bengali sript:
তযোস্তদ্বচনং শ্রুত্বা রামো দশরথাত্মজঃ ।
অব্রবীত্ প্রহসন্ বাক্যং সর্বভূতহিতে রতঃ ॥ 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 16.16 in Gujarati sript:
તયોસ્તદ્વચનં શ્રુત્વા રામો દશરથાત્મજઃ ।
અબ્રવીત્ પ્રહસન્ વાક્યં સર્વભૂતહિતે રતઃ ॥ 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 16.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಯೋಸ್ತದ್ವಚನಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ರಾಮೋ ದಶರಥಾತ್ಮಜಃ ।
ಅಬ್ರವೀತ್ ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಹಿತೇ ರತಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 16.16 in Malayalam sript:
തയോസ്തദ്വചനം ശ്രുത്വാ രാമോ ദശരഥാത്മജഃ ।
അബ്രവീത് പ്രഹസന് വാക്യം സര്വഭൂതഹിതേ രതഃ ॥ 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 16.16 in Telugu sript:
తయోస్తద్వచనం శ్రుత్వా రామో దశరథాత్మజః ।
అబ్రవీత్ ప్రహసన్ వాక్యం సర్వభూతహితే రతః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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