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 20.17

तस्मादेष महाब्रह्मन् वैवस्वतवधोद्यतः ।
गच्छामि दक्षिणामाशां यत्र सूर्यात्मजो नृपः ॥ १७ ॥

tasmādeṣa mahābrahman vaivasvatavadhodyataḥ |
gacchāmi dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ yatra sūryātmajo nṛpaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Ramayana Verse 20.17 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 (20.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Esha, Mahabrahman, Vaivasvata, Vadhodyata, Dakshina, Asha, Yatra, Suryatmaja, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ramayana Verse 20.17). 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: “tasmādeṣa mahābrahman vaivasvatavadhodyataḥ
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahābrahman -
  • mahābrahman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vaivasvata -
  • vaivasvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaivasvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadhodyataḥ -
  • vadhodyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gacchāmi dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ yatra sūryātmajo nṛpaḥ
  • gacchāmi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • dakṣiṇām -
  • dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āśām -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūryātmajo* -
  • sūryātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ramayana Verse 20.17

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 20.17 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাদেষ মহাব্রহ্মন্ বৈবস্বতবধোদ্যতঃ ।
গচ্ছামি দক্ষিণামাশাং যত্র সূর্যাত্মজো নৃপঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 20.17 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માદેષ મહાબ્રહ્મન્ વૈવસ્વતવધોદ્યતઃ ।
ગચ્છામિ દક્ષિણામાશાં યત્ર સૂર્યાત્મજો નૃપઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 20.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾದೇಷ ಮಹಾಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ ವೈವಸ್ವತವಧೋದ್ಯತಃ ।
ಗಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮಾಶಾಂ ಯತ್ರ ಸೂರ್ಯಾತ್ಮಜೋ ನೃಪಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 20.17 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാദേഷ മഹാബ്രഹ്മന് വൈവസ്വതവധോദ്യതഃ ।
ഗച്ഛാമി ദക്ഷിണാമാശാം യത്ര സൂര്യാത്മജോ നൃപഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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 20.17 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాదేష మహాబ్రహ్మన్ వైవస్వతవధోద్యతః ।
గచ్ఛామి దక్షిణామాశాం యత్ర సూర్యాత్మజో నృపః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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