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 4.23

केन चित्त्वथ कालेन राम सालकटंकटा ।
विद्युत्केशाद्गर्भमाप घनराजिरिवार्णवात् ॥ २३ ॥

kena cittvatha kālena rāma sālakaṭaṃkaṭā |
vidyutkeśādgarbhamāpa ghanarājirivārṇavāt || 23 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 4.23 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 (4.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kena, Kah, Kim, Cit, Yushmad, Han, Kalena, Kala, Rama, Salakatankata, Vidyutkesha, Garbha, Apa, Ghana, Raji, Iva, Arnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 4.23). 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: “kena cittvatha kālena rāma sālakaṭaṃkaṭā
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • sālakaṭaṅkaṭā -
  • sālakaṭaṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vidyutkeśādgarbhamāpa ghanarājirivārṇavāt
  • vidyutkeśād -
  • vidyutkeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • garbham -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpa -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājir -
  • rāji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arṇavāt -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    arṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 4.23

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 4.23 in Bengali sript:
কেন চিত্ত্বথ কালেন রাম সালকটংকটা ।
বিদ্যুত্কেশাদ্গর্ভমাপ ঘনরাজিরিবার্ণবাত্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 4.23 in Gujarati sript:
કેન ચિત્ત્વથ કાલેન રામ સાલકટંકટા ।
વિદ્યુત્કેશાદ્ગર્ભમાપ ઘનરાજિરિવાર્ણવાત્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 4.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇನ ಚಿತ್ತ್ವಥ ಕಾಲೇನ ರಾಮ ಸಾಲಕಟಂಕಟಾ ।
ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಕೇಶಾದ್ಗರ್ಭಮಾಪ ಘನರಾಜಿರಿವಾರ್ಣವಾತ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 4.23 in Malayalam sript:
കേന ചിത്ത്വഥ കാലേന രാമ സാലകടംകടാ ।
വിദ്യുത്കേശാദ്ഗര്ഭമാപ ഘനരാജിരിവാര്ണവാത് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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 4.23 in Telugu sript:
కేన చిత్త్వథ కాలేన రామ సాలకటంకటా ।
విద్యుత్కేశాద్గర్భమాప ఘనరాజిరివార్ణవాత్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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