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 59.17

स काङ्क्षमाणो लवणं युद्धाय पुरुषर्षभः ।
दूतं संप्रेषयामास सकाशं लवणस्य सः ॥ १७ ॥

sa kāṅkṣamāṇo lavaṇaṃ yuddhāya puruṣarṣabhaḥ |
dūtaṃ saṃpreṣayāmāsa sakāśaṃ lavaṇasya saḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 59.17 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 (59.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kankshamana, Lavana, Yuddha, Purusharshabha, Duta, Sampresha, Yama, Yaman, Sakasha, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 59.17). 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: “sa kāṅkṣamāṇo lavaṇaṃ yuddhāya puruṣarṣabhaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāṅkṣamāṇo* -
  • kāṅkṣamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
  • lavaṇam -
  • lavaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lavaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lavaṇā (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]
  • puruṣarṣabhaḥ -
  • puruṣarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dūtaṃ saṃpreṣayāmāsa sakāśaṃ lavaṇasya saḥ
  • dūtam -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sampreṣa -
  • sampreṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sampreṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmā -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • sakāśam -
  • sakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lavaṇasya -
  • lavaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    lavaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 59.17

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 59.17 in Bengali sript:
স কাঙ্ক্ষমাণো লবণং যুদ্ধায পুরুষর্ষভঃ ।
দূতং সংপ্রেষযামাস সকাশং লবণস্য সঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 59.17 in Gujarati sript:
સ કાઙ્ક્ષમાણો લવણં યુદ્ધાય પુરુષર્ષભઃ ।
દૂતં સંપ્રેષયામાસ સકાશં લવણસ્ય સઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 59.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಮಾಣೋ ಲವಣಂ ಯುದ್ಧಾಯ ಪುರುಷರ್ಷಭಃ ।
ದೂತಂ ಸಂಪ್ರೇಷಯಾಮಾಸ ಸಕಾಶಂ ಲವಣಸ್ಯ ಸಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 59.17 in Malayalam sript:
സ കാങ്ക്ഷമാണോ ലവണം യുദ്ധായ പുരുഷര്ഷഭഃ ।
ദൂതം സംപ്രേഷയാമാസ സകാശം ലവണസ്യ സഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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 59.17 in Telugu sript:
స కాఙ్క్షమాణో లవణం యుద్ధాయ పురుషర్షభః ।
దూతం సంప్రేషయామాస సకాశం లవణస్య సః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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