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 10.12

अथ वर्षसहस्रे तु दशमे दशमं शिरः ।
छेत्तुकामः स धर्मात्मा प्राप्तश्चात्र पितामहः ॥ १२ ॥

atha varṣasahasre tu daśame daśamaṃ śiraḥ |
chettukāmaḥ sa dharmātmā prāptaścātra pitāmahaḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 10.12 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 (10.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Varshasahasra, Dashama, Dashamam, Shira, Shiras, Dharmatman, Prapta, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 10.12). 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: “atha varṣasahasre tu daśame daśamaṃ śiraḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • varṣasahasre -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • daśame -
  • daśama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daśama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • daśamam -
  • daśamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    daśama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daśama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “chettukāmaḥ sa dharmātmā prāptaścātra pitāmahaḥ
  • Cannot analyse chettukāmaḥ*sa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmātmā -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāptaś -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 10.12

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 10.12 in Bengali sript:
অথ বর্ষসহস্রে তু দশমে দশমং শিরঃ ।
ছেত্তুকামঃ স ধর্মাত্মা প্রাপ্তশ্চাত্র পিতামহঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 10.12 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વર્ષસહસ્રે તુ દશમે દશમં શિરઃ ।
છેત્તુકામઃ સ ધર્માત્મા પ્રાપ્તશ્ચાત્ર પિતામહઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 10.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರೇ ತು ದಶಮೇ ದಶಮಂ ಶಿರಃ ।
ಛೇತ್ತುಕಾಮಃ ಸ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಶ್ಚಾತ್ರ ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 10.12 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ വര്ഷസഹസ്രേ തു ദശമേ ദശമം ശിരഃ ।
ഛേത്തുകാമഃ സ ധര്മാത്മാ പ്രാപ്തശ്ചാത്ര പിതാമഹഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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 10.12 in Telugu sript:
అథ వర్షసహస్రే తు దశమే దశమం శిరః ।
ఛేత్తుకామః స ధర్మాత్మా ప్రాప్తశ్చాత్ర పితామహః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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