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 12.5

मयस्त्वथाब्रवीद् राम पृच्छन्तं तं निशाचरम् ।
श्रूयतां सर्वमाख्यास्ये यथावृत्तमिदं मम ॥ ५ ॥

mayastvathābravīd rāma pṛcchantaṃ taṃ niśācaram |
śrūyatāṃ sarvamākhyāsye yathāvṛttamidaṃ mama || 5 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 12.5 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 (12.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Mayas, Yushmad, Han, Rama, Pricchat, Tap, Nishacara, Sarvam, Sarva, Akhya, Yathavritta, Idam, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 12.5). 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: “mayastvathābravīd rāma pṛcchantaṃ taṃ niśācaram
  • mayas -
  • mayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • pṛcchantam -
  • pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • niśācaram -
  • niśācara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niśācara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niśācarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śrūyatāṃ sarvamākhyāsye yathāvṛttamidaṃ mama
  • śrūyatām -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asye -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present passive first single]
  • yathāvṛttam -
  • yathāvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathāvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 12.5

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 12.5 in Bengali sript:
মযস্ত্বথাব্রবীদ্ রাম পৃচ্ছন্তং তং নিশাচরম্ ।
শ্রূযতাং সর্বমাখ্যাস্যে যথাবৃত্তমিদং মম ॥ 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 12.5 in Gujarati sript:
મયસ્ત્વથાબ્રવીદ્ રામ પૃચ્છન્તં તં નિશાચરમ્ ।
શ્રૂયતાં સર્વમાખ્યાસ્યે યથાવૃત્તમિદં મમ ॥ 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 12.5 in Kannada sript:
ಮಯಸ್ತ್ವಥಾಬ್ರವೀದ್ ರಾಮ ಪೃಚ್ಛನ್ತಂ ತಂ ನಿಶಾಚರಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರೂಯತಾಂ ಸರ್ವಮಾಖ್ಯಾಸ್ಯೇ ಯಥಾವೃತ್ತಮಿದಂ ಮಮ ॥ 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 12.5 in Malayalam sript:
മയസ്ത്വഥാബ്രവീദ് രാമ പൃച്ഛന്തം തം നിശാചരമ് ।
ശ്രൂയതാം സര്വമാഖ്യാസ്യേ യഥാവൃത്തമിദം മമ ॥ 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 12.5 in Telugu sript:
మయస్త్వథాబ్రవీద్ రామ పృచ్ఛన్తం తం నిశాచరమ్ ।
శ్రూయతాం సర్వమాఖ్యాస్యే యథావృత్తమిదం మమ ॥ ౫ ॥

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