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 6.18

सुकेशं राक्षसं जाने ईशान वरदर्पितम् ।
तांश्चास्य तनयाञ्जाने येषां ज्येष्ठः स माल्यवान् ॥ १८ ॥

sukeśaṃ rākṣasaṃ jāne īśāna varadarpitam |
tāṃścāsya tanayāñjāne yeṣāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ sa mālyavān || 18 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 6.18 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 (6.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukesha, Rakshasa, Jana, Jani, Ishana, Varat, Arpita, Idam, Tanaya, Yah, Yat, Jyeshtha, Malyavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 6.18). 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: “sukeśaṃ rākṣasaṃ jāne īśāna varadarpitam
  • sukeśam -
  • sukeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukeśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukeśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sukeśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rākṣasam -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jāne -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jāni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
  • īśāna -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • varad -
  • vṛ -> varat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb]
  • arpitam -
  • arpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [accusative single from √]
  • Line 2: “tāṃścāsya tanayāñjāne yeṣāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ sa mālyavān
  • tāṃś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tanayāñ -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jāne -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jāni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • jyeṣṭhaḥ -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mālyavān -
  • mālyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 6.18

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 6.18 in Bengali sript:
সুকেশং রাক্ষসং জানে ঈশান বরদর্পিতম্ ।
তাংশ্চাস্য তনযাঞ্জানে যেষাং জ্যেষ্ঠঃ স মাল্যবান্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 6.18 in Gujarati sript:
સુકેશં રાક્ષસં જાને ઈશાન વરદર્પિતમ્ ।
તાંશ્ચાસ્ય તનયાઞ્જાને યેષાં જ્યેષ્ઠઃ સ માલ્યવાન્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 6.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಕೇಶಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಂ ಜಾನೇ ಈಶಾನ ವರದರ್ಪಿತಮ್ ।
ತಾಂಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಯ ತನಯಾಞ್ಜಾನೇ ಯೇಷಾಂ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸ ಮಾಲ್ಯವಾನ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 6.18 in Malayalam sript:
സുകേശം രാക്ഷസം ജാനേ ഈശാന വരദര്പിതമ് ।
താംശ്ചാസ്യ തനയാഞ്ജാനേ യേഷാം ജ്യേഷ്ഠഃ സ മാല്യവാന് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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 6.18 in Telugu sript:
సుకేశం రాక్షసం జానే ఈశాన వరదర్పితమ్ ।
తాంశ్చాస్య తనయాఞ్జానే యేషాం జ్యేష్ఠః స మాల్యవాన్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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