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 54.5

साधु सौम्या निवर्तध्वं किं प्राणान्परिरक्षथ ।
नालं युद्धाय वै रक्षो महतीयं विभीषिकाः ॥ ५ ॥

sādhu saumyā nivartadhvaṃ kiṃ prāṇānparirakṣatha |
nālaṃ yuddhāya vai rakṣo mahatīyaṃ vibhīṣikāḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 54.5 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 (54.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadhu, Saumi, Saumya, Nivarta, Dhu, Kim, Prana, Pari, Nala, Yuddha, Raksha, Rakshas, Mahat, Mahati, Iyam, Idam, Vibhishika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 54.5). 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: “sādhu saumyā nivartadhvaṃ kiṃ prāṇānparirakṣatha
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saumyā* -
  • saumī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saumya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nivarta -
  • nivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • parir -
  • pari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣatha -
  • akṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • Line 2: “nālaṃ yuddhāya vai rakṣo mahatīyaṃ vibhīṣikāḥ
  • nālam -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuddhāya -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • rakṣo* -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahatī -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vibhīṣikāḥ -
  • vibhīṣikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 54.5

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 54.5 in Bengali sript:
সাধু সৌম্যা নিবর্তধ্বং কিং প্রাণান্পরিরক্ষথ ।
নালং যুদ্ধায বৈ রক্ষো মহতীযং বিভীষিকাঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 54.5 in Gujarati sript:
સાધુ સૌમ્યા નિવર્તધ્વં કિં પ્રાણાન્પરિરક્ષથ ।
નાલં યુદ્ધાય વૈ રક્ષો મહતીયં વિભીષિકાઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 54.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಧು ಸೌಮ್ಯಾ ನಿವರ್ತಧ್ವಂ ಕಿಂ ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ಪರಿರಕ್ಷಥ ।
ನಾಲಂ ಯುದ್ಧಾಯ ವೈ ರಕ್ಷೋ ಮಹತೀಯಂ ವಿಭೀಷಿಕಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 54.5 in Malayalam sript:
സാധു സൌമ്യാ നിവര്തധ്വം കിം പ്രാണാന്പരിരക്ഷഥ ।
നാലം യുദ്ധായ വൈ രക്ഷോ മഹതീയം വിഭീഷികാഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

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 54.5 in Telugu sript:
సాధు సౌమ్యా నివర్తధ్వం కిం ప్రాణాన్పరిరక్షథ ।
నాలం యుద్ధాయ వై రక్షో మహతీయం విభీషికాః ॥ ౫ ॥

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