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 16.20

श्वःकाले नगरीं लङ्कां सप्राकारां सतोरणाम् ।
राक्षसं च बलं पश्य शरैर्विध्वंसितं मया ॥ २० ॥

śvaḥkāle nagarīṃ laṅkāṃ saprākārāṃ satoraṇām |
rākṣasaṃ ca balaṃ paśya śarairvidhvaṃsitaṃ mayā || 20 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 16.20 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 (16.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shvahkala, Nagari, Lanka, Prakara, Satorana, Rakshasa, Bala, Pashya, Shara, Vidhvamsita, Maya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 16.20). 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: “śvaḥkāle nagarīṃ laṅkāṃ saprākārāṃ satoraṇām
  • śvaḥkāle -
  • śvaḥkāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nagarīm -
  • nagarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • laṅkām -
  • laṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prākārā -
  • prākāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • satoraṇām -
  • satoraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “rākṣasaṃ ca balaṃ paśya śarairvidhvaṃsitaṃ mayā
  • rākṣasam -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • śarair -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vidhvaṃsitam -
  • vidhvaṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhvaṃsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhvaṃsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 16.20

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 16.20 in Bengali sript:
শ্বঃকালে নগরীং লঙ্কাং সপ্রাকারাং সতোরণাম্ ।
রাক্ষসং চ বলং পশ্য শরৈর্বিধ্বংসিতং মযা ॥ 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 16.20 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વઃકાલે નગરીં લઙ્કાં સપ્રાકારાં સતોરણામ્ ।
રાક્ષસં ચ બલં પશ્ય શરૈર્વિધ્વંસિતં મયા ॥ 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 16.20 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವಃಕಾಲೇ ನಗರೀಂ ಲಙ್ಕಾಂ ಸಪ್ರಾಕಾರಾಂ ಸತೋರಣಾಮ್ ।
ರಾಕ್ಷಸಂ ಚ ಬಲಂ ಪಶ್ಯ ಶರೈರ್ವಿಧ್ವಂಸಿತಂ ಮಯಾ ॥ 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 16.20 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വഃകാലേ നഗരീം ലങ്കാം സപ്രാകാരാം സതോരണാമ് ।
രാക്ഷസം ച ബലം പശ്യ ശരൈര്വിധ്വംസിതം മയാ ॥ 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 16.20 in Telugu sript:
శ్వఃకాలే నగరీం లఙ్కాం సప్రాకారాం సతోరణామ్ ।
రాక్షసం చ బలం పశ్య శరైర్విధ్వంసితం మయా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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