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 17.4

प्रणम्य रामस्तान् वृद्धांस्तृतीयायां ददर्श सः ।
स्त्रियो वृद्धाश्च बालाश्च द्वाररक्षणतत्पराः ॥ ४ ॥

praṇamya rāmastān vṛddhāṃstṛtīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ |
striyo vṛddhāśca bālāśca dvārarakṣaṇatatparāḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 17.4 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 (17.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prana, Rama, Vriddha, Tritiya, Sah, Stri, Bala, Dvara, Rakshana, Tatpara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 17.4). 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: “praṇamya rāmastān vṛddhāṃstṛtīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • rāmas -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vṛddhāṃs -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • tṛtīyāyām -
  • tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “striyo vṛddhāśca bālāśca dvārarakṣaṇatatparāḥ
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛddhāś -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bālāś -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvāra -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣaṇa -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatparāḥ -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tatparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 17.4

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 17.4 in Bengali sript:
প্রণম্য রামস্তান্ বৃদ্ধাংস্তৃতীযাযাং দদর্শ সঃ ।
স্ত্রিযো বৃদ্ধাশ্চ বালাশ্চ দ্বাররক্ষণতত্পরাঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 17.4 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રણમ્ય રામસ્તાન્ વૃદ્ધાંસ્તૃતીયાયાં દદર્શ સઃ ।
સ્ત્રિયો વૃદ્ધાશ્ચ બાલાશ્ચ દ્વારરક્ષણતત્પરાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 17.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ರಾಮಸ್ತಾನ್ ವೃದ್ಧಾಂಸ್ತೃತೀಯಾಯಾಂ ದದರ್ಶ ಸಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋ ವೃದ್ಧಾಶ್ಚ ಬಾಲಾಶ್ಚ ದ್ವಾರರಕ್ಷಣತತ್ಪರಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 17.4 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രണമ്യ രാമസ്താന് വൃദ്ധാംസ്തൃതീയായാം ദദര്ശ സഃ ।
സ്ത്രിയോ വൃദ്ധാശ്ച ബാലാശ്ച ദ്വാരരക്ഷണതത്പരാഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

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 17.4 in Telugu sript:
ప్రణమ్య రామస్తాన్ వృద్ధాంస్తృతీయాయాం దదర్శ సః ।
స్త్రియో వృద్ధాశ్చ బాలాశ్చ ద్వారరక్షణతత్పరాః ॥ ౪ ॥

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