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 53.1

स तथोक्तस्तु निर्भर्त्स्य कुम्भकर्णो महोदरम् ।
अब्रवीद् राक्षसश्रेष्ठं भ्रातरं रावणं ततः ॥ १ ॥

sa tathoktastu nirbhartsya kumbhakarṇo mahodaram |
abravīd rākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ bhrātaraṃ rāvaṇaṃ tataḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 53.1 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 (53.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Ukta, Nirbhartsya, Kumbhakarna, Mahodara, Rakshasa, Shreshtha, Bhratri, Ravana, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 53.1). 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: “sa tathoktastu nirbhartsya kumbhakarṇo mahodaram
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatho -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktas -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nirbhartsya -
  • nirbhartsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirbhartsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumbhakarṇo* -
  • kumbhakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahodaram -
  • mahodara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahodara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “abravīd rākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ bhrātaraṃ rāvaṇaṃ tataḥ
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rākṣasa -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhrātaram -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rāvaṇam -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 53.1

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 53.1 in Bengali sript:
স তথোক্তস্তু নির্ভর্ত্স্য কুম্ভকর্ণো মহোদরম্ ।
অব্রবীদ্ রাক্ষসশ্রেষ্ঠং ভ্রাতরং রাবণং ততঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 53.1 in Gujarati sript:
સ તથોક્તસ્તુ નિર્ભર્ત્સ્ય કુમ્ભકર્ણો મહોદરમ્ ।
અબ્રવીદ્ રાક્ષસશ્રેષ્ઠં ભ્રાતરં રાવણં તતઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 53.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತಥೋಕ್ತಸ್ತು ನಿರ್ಭರ್ತ್ಸ್ಯ ಕುಮ್ಭಕರ್ಣೋ ಮಹೋದರಮ್ ।
ಅಬ್ರವೀದ್ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಭ್ರಾತರಂ ರಾವಣಂ ತತಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 53.1 in Malayalam sript:
സ തഥോക്തസ്തു നിര്ഭര്ത്സ്യ കുമ്ഭകര്ണോ മഹോദരമ് ।
അബ്രവീദ് രാക്ഷസശ്രേഷ്ഠം ഭ്രാതരം രാവണം തതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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 53.1 in Telugu sript:
స తథోక్తస్తు నిర్భర్త్స్య కుమ్భకర్ణో మహోదరమ్ ।
అబ్రవీద్ రాక్షసశ్రేష్ఠం భ్రాతరం రావణం తతః ॥ ౧ ॥

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