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 60.1

कथां कथयतां तेषां जयं चाकाङ्क्षतां शुभम् ।
व्यतीता रजनी शीघ्रं शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः ॥ १ ॥

kathāṃ kathayatāṃ teṣāṃ jayaṃ cākāṅkṣatāṃ śubham |
vyatītā rajanī śīghraṃ śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 60.1 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 (60.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katha, Kathayat, Tad, Jaya, Shubha, Shubh, Vyatita, Rajani, Shighram, Shighra, Shatrughna, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 60.1). 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: “kathāṃ kathayatāṃ teṣāṃ jayaṃ cākāṅkṣatāṃ śubham
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kathayatām -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • jayam -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāṅkṣatām -
  • kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vyatītā rajanī śīghraṃ śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ
  • vyatītā* -
  • vyatīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyatītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rajanī -
  • rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rajani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śatrughnasya -
  • śatrughna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śatrughna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 60.1

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 60.1 in Bengali sript:
কথাং কথযতাং তেষাং জযং চাকাঙ্ক্ষতাং শুভম্ ।
ব্যতীতা রজনী শীঘ্রং শত্রুঘ্নস্য মহাত্মনঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 60.1 in Gujarati sript:
કથાં કથયતાં તેષાં જયં ચાકાઙ્ક્ષતાં શુભમ્ ।
વ્યતીતા રજની શીઘ્રં શત્રુઘ્નસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 60.1 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಾಂ ಕಥಯತಾಂ ತೇಷಾಂ ಜಯಂ ಚಾಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷತಾಂ ಶುಭಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯತೀತಾ ರಜನೀ ಶೀಘ್ರಂ ಶತ್ರುಘ್ನಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 60.1 in Malayalam sript:
കഥാം കഥയതാം തേഷാം ജയം ചാകാങ്ക്ഷതാം ശുഭമ് ।
വ്യതീതാ രജനീ ശീഘ്രം ശത്രുഘ്നസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

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 60.1 in Telugu sript:
కథాం కథయతాం తేషాం జయం చాకాఙ్క్షతాం శుభమ్ ।
వ్యతీతా రజనీ శీఘ్రం శత్రుఘ్నస్య మహాత్మనః ॥ ౧ ॥

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