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 22.16

संवर्त इव लोकानामभवद् युध्यतोस्तयोः ।
राक्षसानां च मुख्यस्य प्रेतानामीश्वरस्य च ॥ १६ ॥

saṃvarta iva lokānāmabhavad yudhyatostayoḥ |
rākṣasānāṃ ca mukhyasya pretānāmīśvarasya ca || 16 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 22.16 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 (22.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvarta, Iva, Loka, Yudh, Yoh, Rakshasa, Mukhya, Preta, Ishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 22.16). 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: “saṃvarta iva lokānāmabhavad yudhyatostayoḥ
  • saṃvarta* -
  • saṃvarta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yudhya -
  • yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ato -
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • yoḥ -
  • yoḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “rākṣasānāṃ ca mukhyasya pretānāmīśvarasya ca
  • rākṣasānām -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mukhyasya -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pretānām -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pretā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • īśvarasya -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 22.16

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 22.16 in Bengali sript:
সংবর্ত ইব লোকানামভবদ্ যুধ্যতোস্তযোঃ ।
রাক্ষসানাং চ মুখ্যস্য প্রেতানামীশ্বরস্য চ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 22.16 in Gujarati sript:
સંવર્ત ઇવ લોકાનામભવદ્ યુધ્યતોસ્તયોઃ ।
રાક્ષસાનાં ચ મુખ્યસ્ય પ્રેતાનામીશ્વરસ્ય ચ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 22.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂವರ್ತ ಇವ ಲೋಕಾನಾಮಭವದ್ ಯುಧ್ಯತೋಸ್ತಯೋಃ ।
ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾನಾಂ ಚ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರೇತಾನಾಮೀಶ್ವರಸ್ಯ ಚ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 22.16 in Malayalam sript:
സംവര്ത ഇവ ലോകാനാമഭവദ് യുധ്യതോസ്തയോഃ ।
രാക്ഷസാനാം ച മുഖ്യസ്യ പ്രേതാനാമീശ്വരസ്യ ച ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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 22.16 in Telugu sript:
సంవర్త ఇవ లోకానామభవద్ యుధ్యతోస్తయోః ।
రాక్షసానాం చ ముఖ్యస్య ప్రేతానామీశ్వరస్య చ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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