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 23.17

पुरा वृत्रवधे राम मलेन समभिप्लुतम् ।
क्षुधा चैव सहस्राक्षं ब्रह्महत्या यदाविशत् ॥ १७ ॥

purā vṛtravadhe rāma malena samabhiplutam |
kṣudhā caiva sahasrākṣaṃ brahmahatyā yadāviśat || 17 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 23.17 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 (23.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Vritravadha, Rama, Mala, Samabhipluta, Kshudh, Kshudha, Sahasraksha, Brahmahatya, Yada, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 23.17). 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: “purā vṛtravadhe rāma malena samabhiplutam
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛtravadhe -
  • vṛtravadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • malena -
  • mala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samabhiplutam -
  • samabhipluta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samabhipluta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samabhiplutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kṣudhā caiva sahasrākṣaṃ brahmahatyā yadāviśat
  • kṣudhā -
  • kṣudh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sahasrākṣam -
  • sahasrākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahasrākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahasrākṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahmahatyā* -
  • brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    brahmahatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aviśat -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 23.17

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 23.17 in Bengali sript:
পুরা বৃত্রবধে রাম মলেন সমভিপ্লুতম্ ।
ক্ষুধা চৈব সহস্রাক্ষং ব্রহ্মহত্যা যদাবিশত্ ॥ 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 23.17 in Gujarati sript:
પુરા વૃત્રવધે રામ મલેન સમભિપ્લુતમ્ ।
ક્ષુધા ચૈવ સહસ્રાક્ષં બ્રહ્મહત્યા યદાવિશત્ ॥ 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 23.17 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾ ವೃತ್ರವಧೇ ರಾಮ ಮಲೇನ ಸಮಭಿಪ್ಲುತಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷುಧಾ ಚೈವ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾ ಯದಾವಿಶತ್ ॥ 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 23.17 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാ വൃത്രവധേ രാമ മലേന സമഭിപ്ലുതമ് ।
ക്ഷുധാ ചൈവ സഹസ്രാക്ഷം ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാ യദാവിശത് ॥ 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 23.17 in Telugu sript:
పురా వృత్రవధే రామ మలేన సమభిప్లుతమ్ ।
క్షుధా చైవ సహస్రాక్షం బ్రహ్మహత్యా యదావిశత్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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