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 42.5

मामाश्रितानि कान्याहुः पौरजानपदा जनाः ।
किं च सीतां समाश्रित्य भरतं किं नु लक्ष्मणम् ॥ ५ ॥

māmāśritāni kānyāhuḥ paurajānapadā janāḥ |
kiṃ ca sītāṃ samāśritya bharataṃ kiṃ nu lakṣmaṇam || 5 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 42.5 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 (42.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mama, Ashrita, Kanya, Ahu, Paurajanapada, Jana, Kim, Sita, Samashritya, Bharata, Lakshmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 42.5). 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: “māmāśritāni kānyāhuḥ paurajānapadā janāḥ
  • māmā -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • aśritāni -
  • aśrita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kānyā -
  • kam -> kānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kam]
    kan -> kānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kan class 1 verb]
    kan -> kānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kan class 1 verb]
    kan -> kānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kan class 1 verb]
  • ahuḥ -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • paurajānapadā* -
  • paurajānapada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ ca sītāṃ samāśritya bharataṃ kiṃ nu lakṣmaṇam
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sītām -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
  • samāśritya -
  • samāśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharatam -
  • bharat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    bharata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bharata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bharatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lakṣmaṇam -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 42.5

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 42.5 in Bengali sript:
মামাশ্রিতানি কান্যাহুঃ পৌরজানপদা জনাঃ ।
কিং চ সীতাং সমাশ্রিত্য ভরতং কিং নু লক্ষ্মণম্ ॥ 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 42.5 in Gujarati sript:
મામાશ્રિતાનિ કાન્યાહુઃ પૌરજાનપદા જનાઃ ।
કિં ચ સીતાં સમાશ્રિત્ય ભરતં કિં નુ લક્ષ્મણમ્ ॥ 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 42.5 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಮಾಶ್ರಿತಾನಿ ಕಾನ್ಯಾಹುಃ ಪೌರಜಾನಪದಾ ಜನಾಃ ।
ಕಿಂ ಚ ಸೀತಾಂ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಭರತಂ ಕಿಂ ನು ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಮ್ ॥ 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 42.5 in Malayalam sript:
മാമാശ്രിതാനി കാന്യാഹുഃ പൌരജാനപദാ ജനാഃ ।
കിം ച സീതാം സമാശ്രിത്യ ഭരതം കിം നു ലക്ഷ്മണമ് ॥ 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 42.5 in Telugu sript:
మామాశ్రితాని కాన్యాహుః పౌరజానపదా జనాః ।
కిం చ సీతాం సమాశ్రిత్య భరతం కిం ను లక్ష్మణమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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