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 54.24

शीघ्रमेवं हि राक्षस्यो विकृता घोरदर्शनाः ।
दर्पमस्या विनेष्यन्तु मांसशोणितभोजनाः ॥ २४ ॥

śīghramevaṃ hi rākṣasyo vikṛtā ghoradarśanāḥ |
darpamasyā vineṣyantu māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 54.24 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 (54.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shighram, Shighra, Evam, Eva, Rakshasi, Vikrita, Ghoradarshana, Darpa, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Vina, Mamsashonita, Bhojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 54.24). 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: “śīghramevaṃ hi rākṣasyo vikṛtā ghoradarśanāḥ
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rākṣasyo* -
  • rākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vikṛtā* -
  • vikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ghoradarśanāḥ -
  • ghoradarśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghoradarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “darpamasyā vineṣyantu māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ
  • darpam -
  • darpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • asyā* -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vine -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣyantu -
  • iṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • māṃsaśoṇita -
  • māṃsaśoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojanāḥ -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 54.24

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 54.24 in Bengali sript:
শীঘ্রমেবং হি রাক্ষস্যো বিকৃতা ঘোরদর্শনাঃ ।
দর্পমস্যা বিনেষ্যন্তু মাংসশোণিতভোজনাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 54.24 in Gujarati sript:
શીઘ્રમેવં હિ રાક્ષસ્યો વિકૃતા ઘોરદર્શનાઃ ।
દર્પમસ્યા વિનેષ્યન્તુ માંસશોણિતભોજનાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 54.24 in Kannada sript:
ಶೀಘ್ರಮೇವಂ ಹಿ ರಾಕ್ಷಸ್ಯೋ ವಿಕೃತಾ ಘೋರದರ್ಶನಾಃ ।
ದರ್ಪಮಸ್ಯಾ ವಿನೇಷ್ಯನ್ತು ಮಾಂಸಶೋಣಿತಭೋಜನಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 54.24 in Malayalam sript:
ശീഘ്രമേവം ഹി രാക്ഷസ്യോ വികൃതാ ഘോരദര്ശനാഃ ।
ദര്പമസ്യാ വിനേഷ്യന്തു മാംസശോണിതഭോജനാഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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 54.24 in Telugu sript:
శీఘ్రమేవం హి రాక్షస్యో వికృతా ఘోరదర్శనాః ।
దర్పమస్యా వినేష్యన్తు మాంసశోణితభోజనాః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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