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 52.17

हीनार्थस्तु समृद्धार्थं को रिपुं प्राकृतो यथा ।
निश्चितं जीवितत्यागे वशमानेतुमिच्छति ॥ १७ ॥

hīnārthastu samṛddhārthaṃ ko ripuṃ prākṛto yathā |
niścitaṃ jīvitatyāge vaśamānetumicchati || 17 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 52.17 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 (52.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hinartha, Samriddhartha, Kah, Ripu, Prakrita, Yatha, Nishcita, Jivita, Tyaga, Vasha, Ana, Mit, Shati, Shatin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 52.17). 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: “hīnārthastu samṛddhārthaṃ ko ripuṃ prākṛto yathā
  • hīnārthas -
  • hīnārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samṛddhārtham -
  • samṛddhārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samṛddhārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samṛddhārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ripum -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prākṛto* -
  • prākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “niścitaṃ jīvitatyāge vaśamānetumicchati
  • niścitam -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niścita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niścitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jīvita -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • tyāge -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āne -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • micch -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śati -
  • śatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 52.17

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 52.17 in Bengali sript:
হীনার্থস্তু সমৃদ্ধার্থং কো রিপুং প্রাকৃতো যথা ।
নিশ্চিতং জীবিতত্যাগে বশমানেতুমিচ্ছতি ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 52.17 in Gujarati sript:
હીનાર્થસ્તુ સમૃદ્ધાર્થં કો રિપું પ્રાકૃતો યથા ।
નિશ્ચિતં જીવિતત્યાગે વશમાનેતુમિચ્છતિ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 52.17 in Kannada sript:
ಹೀನಾರ್ಥಸ್ತು ಸಮೃದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಂ ಕೋ ರಿಪುಂ ಪ್ರಾಕೃತೋ ಯಥಾ ।
ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಂ ಜೀವಿತತ್ಯಾಗೇ ವಶಮಾನೇತುಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 52.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഹീനാര്ഥസ്തു സമൃദ്ധാര്ഥം കോ രിപും പ്രാകൃതോ യഥാ ।
നിശ്ചിതം ജീവിതത്യാഗേ വശമാനേതുമിച്ഛതി ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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 52.17 in Telugu sript:
హీనార్థస్తు సమృద్ధార్థం కో రిపుం ప్రాకృతో యథా ।
నిశ్చితం జీవితత్యాగే వశమానేతుమిచ్ఛతి ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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