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 4.5

रावणात् कुम्भकर्णाच्च प्रहस्ताद्विकटादपि ।
रावणस्य च पुत्रेभ्यः किं नु ते बलवत्तराः ॥ ५ ॥

rāvaṇāt kumbhakarṇācca prahastādvikaṭādapi |
rāvaṇasya ca putrebhyaḥ kiṃ nu te balavattarāḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 4.5 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 (4.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Prahasta, Vikata, Api, Putra, Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Balavattara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 4.5). 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: “rāvaṇāt kumbhakarṇācca prahastādvikaṭādapi
  • rāvaṇāt -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kumbhakarṇāc -
  • kumbhakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahastād -
  • prahasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prahasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vikaṭād -
  • vikaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vikaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “rāvaṇasya ca putrebhyaḥ kiṃ nu te balavattarāḥ
  • rāvaṇasya -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrebhyaḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • balavattarāḥ -
  • balavattara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balavattarā (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 4.5

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 4.5 in Bengali sript:
রাবণাত্ কুম্ভকর্ণাচ্চ প্রহস্তাদ্বিকটাদপি ।
রাবণস্য চ পুত্রেভ্যঃ কিং নু তে বলবত্তরাঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 4.5 in Gujarati sript:
રાવણાત્ કુમ્ભકર્ણાચ્ચ પ્રહસ્તાદ્વિકટાદપિ ।
રાવણસ્ય ચ પુત્રેભ્યઃ કિં નુ તે બલવત્તરાઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 4.5 in Kannada sript:
ರಾವಣಾತ್ ಕುಮ್ಭಕರ್ಣಾಚ್ಚ ಪ್ರಹಸ್ತಾದ್ವಿಕಟಾದಪಿ ।
ರಾವಣಸ್ಯ ಚ ಪುತ್ರೇಭ್ಯಃ ಕಿಂ ನು ತೇ ಬಲವತ್ತರಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 4.5 in Malayalam sript:
രാവണാത് കുമ്ഭകര്ണാച്ച പ്രഹസ്താദ്വികടാദപി ।
രാവണസ്യ ച പുത്രേഭ്യഃ കിം നു തേ ബലവത്തരാഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

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 4.5 in Telugu sript:
రావణాత్ కుమ్భకర్ణాచ్చ ప్రహస్తాద్వికటాదపి ।
రావణస్య చ పుత్రేభ్యః కిం ను తే బలవత్తరాః ॥ ౫ ॥

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