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 51.8

तेषां शशंस गङ्गायामहमापृच्छ्य राघवम् ।
अनुज्ञातो निवृत्तो ऽस्मि धार्मिकेण महात्मना ॥ ८ ॥

teṣāṃ śaśaṃsa gaṅgāyāmahamāpṛcchya rāghavam |
anujñāto nivṛtto'smi dhārmikeṇa mahātmanā || 8 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 51.8 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 (51.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Ganga, Aha, Asmad, Apricchya, Raghava, Anujnata, Nivritta, Dharmika, Mahatman, Mahatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 51.8). 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: “teṣāṃ śaśaṃsa gaṅgāyāmahamāpṛcchya rāghavam
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śaśaṃsa -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • gaṅgāyām -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • āpṛcchya -
  • āpṛcchya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpṛcchya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāghavam -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anujñāto nivṛtto'smi dhārmikeṇa mahātmanā
  • anujñāto* -
  • anujñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nivṛtto' -
  • nivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • dhārmikeṇa -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhārmika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahātmanā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 51.8

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 51.8 in Bengali sript:
তেষাং শশংস গঙ্গাযামহমাপৃচ্ছ্য রাঘবম্ ।
অনুজ্ঞাতো নিবৃত্তোঽস্মি ধার্মিকেণ মহাত্মনা ॥ ৮ ॥

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 51.8 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં શશંસ ગઙ્ગાયામહમાપૃચ્છ્ય રાઘવમ્ ।
અનુજ્ઞાતો નિવૃત્તોઽસ્મિ ધાર્મિકેણ મહાત્મના ॥ ૮ ॥

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 51.8 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ಶಶಂಸ ಗಙ್ಗಾಯಾಮಹಮಾಪೃಚ್ಛ್ಯ ರಾಘವಮ್ ।
ಅನುಜ್ಞಾತೋ ನಿವೃತ್ತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕೇಣ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 51.8 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാം ശശംസ ഗങ്ഗായാമഹമാപൃച്ഛ്യ രാഘവമ് ।
അനുജ്ഞാതോ നിവൃത്തോഽസ്മി ധാര്മികേണ മഹാത്മനാ ॥ ൮ ॥

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 51.8 in Telugu sript:
తేషాం శశంస గఙ్గాయామహమాపృచ్ఛ్య రాఘవమ్ ।
అనుజ్ఞాతో నివృత్తోఽస్మి ధార్మికేణ మహాత్మనా ॥ ౮ ॥

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