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 8.12

अनर्थदर्शिनी मौर्ख्यान्नात्मानमवबुध्यसे ।
शोकव्यसनविस्तीर्णे मज्जन्ती दुःखसागरे ॥ १२ ॥

anarthadarśinī maurkhyānnātmānamavabudhyase |
śokavyasanavistīrṇe majjantī duḥkhasāgare || 12 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 8.12 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 (8.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anarthadarshin, Anarthadarshini, Maurkhya, Mana, Ava, Shoka, Vyasana, Vistirna, Majjat, Majjanti, Duhkhasagara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 8.12). 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: “anarthadarśinī maurkhyānnātmānamavabudhyase
  • anarthadarśinī -
  • anarthadarśinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    anarthadarśin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • maurkhyān -
  • maurkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • budhyase -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [present passive second single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
  • Line 2: “śokavyasanavistīrṇe majjantī duḥkhasāgare
  • śoka -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vyasana -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistīrṇe -
  • vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vistīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vistīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • majjantī -
  • majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj -> majjantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √majj class 6 verb]
  • duḥkhasāgare -
  • duḥkhasāgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 8.12

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 8.12 in Bengali sript:
অনর্থদর্শিনী মৌর্খ্যান্নাত্মানমববুধ্যসে ।
শোকব্যসনবিস্তীর্ণে মজ্জন্তী দুঃখসাগরে ॥ ১২ ॥

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 8.12 in Gujarati sript:
અનર્થદર્શિની મૌર્ખ્યાન્નાત્માનમવબુધ્યસે ।
શોકવ્યસનવિસ્તીર્ણે મજ્જન્તી દુઃખસાગરે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 8.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅನರ್ಥದರ್ಶಿನೀ ಮೌರ್ಖ್ಯಾನ್ನಾತ್ಮಾನಮವಬುಧ್ಯಸೇ ।
ಶೋಕವ್ಯಸನವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣೇ ಮಜ್ಜನ್ತೀ ದುಃಖಸಾಗರೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 8.12 in Malayalam sript:
അനര്ഥദര്ശിനീ മൌര്ഖ്യാന്നാത്മാനമവബുധ്യസേ ।
ശോകവ്യസനവിസ്തീര്ണേ മജ്ജന്തീ ദുഃഖസാഗരേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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 8.12 in Telugu sript:
అనర్థదర్శినీ మౌర్ఖ్యాన్నాత్మానమవబుధ్యసే ।
శోకవ్యసనవిస్తీర్ణే మజ్జన్తీ దుఃఖసాగరే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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