![Ramayana [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Ramayana-Sanskrit.jpg)
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 85.18
किंप्रमाणमिदं काव्यं का प्रतिष्ठा महात्मनः ।
कर्ता काव्यस्य महतः को वासौ मुनिपुंगवः ॥ १८ ॥
kiṃpramāṇamidaṃ kāvyaṃ kā pratiṣṭhā mahātmanaḥ |
kartā kāvyasya mahataḥ ko vāsau munipuṃgavaḥ || 18 ||
The English translation of Ramayana Verse 85.18 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:
Buy now! English translation by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2011)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (85.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kimpramana, Idam, Kavya, Kavi, Pratishtha, Mahatman, Kartri, Karta, Mahat, Mahata, Kah, Vasi, Vasu, Vasa, Munipungava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 85.18). 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: “kiṃpramāṇamidaṃ kāvyaṃ kā pratiṣṭhā mahātmanaḥ ”
- kimpramāṇam -
-
kimpramāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kimpramāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kimpramāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
-
idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāvyam -
-
kāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]kāvī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kā -
-
kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pratiṣṭhā* -
-
pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahātmanaḥ -
-
mahātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kartā kāvyasya mahataḥ ko vāsau munipuṃgavaḥ ”
- kartā -
-
kartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kartā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- kāvyasya -
-
kāvya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √kav class 1 verb]
- mahataḥ -
-
mahat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]mahata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- ko* -
-
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāsau -
-
vāsi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vāsi (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāsu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- munipuṅgavaḥ -
-
munipuṅgava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 85.18
Ramayana of Valmiki (Hindi Translation)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2011)
A Set of Two Volumes (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation)
Buy now!
Ramayana (Marathi Translation)
by Swadhyaya Mandal (Vedic Research Centre), Gujarat (1967)
Set of 10 Volumes
Buy now!
Valmiki Ramayanam (with Five Sanskrit Commentaries)
by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2008)
Sanskrit only in Seven Volumes
Buy now!
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.)
Buy now!
Srimad Valmikiya Ramayana in Bengali
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2015)
শ্রীমদ্বাল্মীকীয় রামায়ণ:
Buy now!Preview of verse 85.18 in Bengali sript:
কিংপ্রমাণমিদং কাব্যং কা প্রতিষ্ঠা মহাত্মনঃ ।
কর্তা কাব্যস্য মহতঃ কো বাসৌ মুনিপুংগবঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
Srimad Valmiki Ramayana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2013)
શ્રીમદવાલ્મીકીય રામાયણ: [Set of 2 Volumes]
Buy now!Preview of verse 85.18 in Gujarati sript:
કિંપ્રમાણમિદં કાવ્યં કા પ્રતિષ્ઠા મહાત્મનઃ ।
કર્તા કાવ્યસ્ય મહતઃ કો વાસૌ મુનિપુંગવઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
The Ramayana of Valmiki in Kannada
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
ಶ್ರೀ ಮದ್ವಲ್ಮಿಕಿ ರಾಮಾಯಣ: [Set of 3 Volumes]
Buy now!Preview of verse 85.18 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂಪ್ರಮಾಣಮಿದಂ ಕಾವ್ಯಂ ಕಾ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಕರ್ತಾ ಕಾವ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಮಹತಃ ಕೋ ವಾಸೌ ಮುನಿಪುಂಗವಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam and Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Malayalam
by Swami Siddhinathananda & Swami Ranganathananda [Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur] (2019)
രാമായണം: [Set of 3 Volumes]
Buy now!Preview of verse 85.18 in Malayalam sript:
കിംപ്രമാണമിദം കാവ്യം കാ പ്രതിഷ്ഠാ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
കര്താ കാവ്യസ്യ മഹതഃ കോ വാസൌ മുനിപുംഗവഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Shrimad Valmiki Ramayana Mulam (Telugu)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)
వాల్మీకీ రామాయణం [Set of 3 Volumes]
Buy now!Preview of verse 85.18 in Telugu sript:
కింప్రమాణమిదం కావ్యం కా ప్రతిష్ఠా మహాత్మనః ।
కర్తా కావ్యస్య మహతః కో వాసౌ మునిపుంగవః ॥ ౧౮ ॥