रामायण
See also: रामायणी
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.mɑː.jəɳ/, [ɾäː.mäː.jɐ̃ɳ]
Proper noun
रामायण • (rāmāyaṇ) f or m (Urdu spelling رَامَایَن or رَامَائِن)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | रामायण rāmāyaṇ |
| oblique | रामायण rāmāyaṇ |
| vocative | रामायण rāmāyaṇ |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रामायण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 168
- Platts, John T. (1884) “रामायण”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 583
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रामायण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 862
- “راماین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘦𑘰𑘧𑘜 (rāmāyaṇa), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀡 (rāmāyaṇa), from Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾa.ma.jəɳ/
- Rhymes: -əɳ
- Hyphenation: रा‧मा‧यण
Proper noun
रामायण • (rāmāyaṇ) n
Noun
रामायण • (rāmāyaṇ) n
- (figuratively) a very long story
Declension
| Declension of रामायण (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
रामायण rāmāyaṇ | ||
| direct plural |
रामायणे, रामायणं rāmāyṇe, rāmāyṇa | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
रामायण rāmāyaṇ |
रामायणे, रामायणं rāmāyṇe, rāmāyṇa | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
रामायणा rāmāyṇā |
रामायणां- rāmāyṇān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
रामायणाला rāmāyṇālā |
रामायणांना rāmāyṇānnā | |
| ergative | रामायणाने, रामायणानं rāmāyṇāne, rāmāyṇāna |
रामायणांनी rāmāyṇānnī | |
| instrumental | रामायणाशी rāmāyṇāśī |
रामायणांशी rāmāyṇānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
रामायणात rāmāyṇāt |
रामायणांत rāmāyṇāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
रामायणा rāmāyṇā |
रामायणांनो rāmāyṇānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of रामायण (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
रामायणाचा rāmāyṇāċā |
रामायणाचे rāmāyṇāċe |
रामायणाची rāmāyṇācī |
रामायणाच्या rāmāyṇācā |
रामायणाचे, रामायणाचं rāmāyṇāċe, rāmāyṇāċa |
रामायणाची rāmāyṇācī |
रामायणाच्या rāmāyṇācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
रामायणांचा rāmāyṇānċā |
रामायणांचे rāmāyṇānċe |
रामायणांची rāmāyṇāñcī |
रामायणांच्या rāmāyṇāncā |
रामायणांचे, रामायणांचं rāmāyṇānċe, rāmāyṇānċa |
रामायणांची rāmāyṇāñcī |
रामायणांच्या rāmāyṇāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “रामायण”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रामायण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Prakrit
Proper noun
रामायण (rāmāyaṇa) n
- Devanagari script form of 𑀭𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀡
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৰামায়ণ (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬵᬫᬵᬬᬡ (Balinese script)
- রামায়ণ (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰯𑰦𑰯𑰧𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- ရာမာယဏ (Burmese script)
- રામાયણ (Gujarati script)
- ਰਾਮਾਯਣ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌣 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦴꦩꦴꦪꦟ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂰𑂧𑂰𑂨𑂝 (Kaithi script)
- ರಾಮಾಯಣ (Kannada script)
- រាមាយណ (Khmer script)
- ຣາມາຍຓ (Lao script)
- രാമായണ (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᠠ᠊ᠠᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᠶᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘰𑘦𑘰𑘧𑘜 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠠᢗᠮᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑧑𑧆𑧑𑧇𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐵𑐩𑐵𑐫𑐞 (Newa script)
- ରାମାଯଣ (Odia script)
- ꢬꢵꢪꢵꢫꢠ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆳𑆩𑆳𑆪𑆟 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖯𑖦𑖯𑖧𑖜 (Siddham script)
- රාමායණ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩛𑩴𑩛𑩻𑩪 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚭𑚢𑚭𑚣𑚘 (Takri script)
- ராமாயண (Tamil script)
- రామాయణ (Telugu script)
- รามายณ (Thai script)
- རཱ་མཱ་ཡ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒰𑒧𑒰𑒨𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨊𑨢𑨊𑨪𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of राम (rāma, “Rāma”) + अयन (ayana, “course”), literally “course[s] of Rāma”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.mɑː.jɐ.ɳɐ/
Proper noun
रामायण • (rāmāyaṇa) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) | रामायणे (rāmāyaṇe) | रामायणानि (rāmāyaṇāni) |
| accusative | रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) | रामायणे (rāmāyaṇe) | रामायणानि (rāmāyaṇāni) |
| instrumental | रामायणेन (rāmāyaṇena) | रामायणाभ्याम् (rāmāyaṇābhyām) | रामायणैः (rāmāyaṇaiḥ) |
| dative | रामायणाय (rāmāyaṇāya) | रामायणाभ्याम् (rāmāyaṇābhyām) | रामायणेभ्यः (rāmāyaṇebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रामायणात् (rāmāyaṇāt) | रामायणाभ्याम् (rāmāyaṇābhyām) | रामायणेभ्यः (rāmāyaṇebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रामायणस्य (rāmāyaṇasya) | रामायणयोः (rāmāyaṇayoḥ) | रामायणानाम् (rāmāyaṇānām) |
| locative | रामायणे (rāmāyaṇe) | रामायणयोः (rāmāyaṇayoḥ) | रामायणेषु (rāmāyaṇeṣu) |
| vocative | रामायण (rāmāyaṇa) | रामायणे (rāmāyaṇe) | रामायणानि (rāmāyaṇāni) |
Descendants
Borrowed terms
- Arabic: رَامَايَانَا (rāmāyānā)
- Armenian: Ռամայանա (Ṙamayana)
- Assamese: ৰামায়ণ (ramayon)
- Bengali: রামায়ণ (ramaẏon)
- Burmese: ရာမာယဏ (ramaya.na.)
- → Chinese: 羅摩衍那 / 罗摩衍那 (Luómóyǎnnà)
- Czech: Rámájana
- English: Ramayana
- Georgian: რამაიანა (ramaiana)
- French: Ramayana
- → Vietnamese: Ra-ma-ya-na
- Gujarati: રામાયણ (rāmāyaṇ)
- Greek: Ραμαγιάνα (Ramagiána)
- Hindustani:
- Hungarian: Rámájana
- Japanese: ラーマーヤナ (Rāmāyana)
- Kannada: ರಾಮಾಯಣ (rāmāyaṇa)
- Konkani: rāmāyaṇ
- Devanagari script: रामायण
- Kannada script: ರಾಮಾಯಣ್
- Latin script: Ramayonn
- Korean: 라마야나 (ramayana)
- Malayalam: രാമായണം (rāmāyaṇaṁ)
- Manipuri: ꯔꯥꯃꯥꯌꯟ (rāmāyan)
- Marwari: रामायण (rāmāyaṇ)
- → Middle Chinese: 邏摩衍拏 (MC laH ma yenX nrae)
- Nepali: रामायण (rāmāyaṇ)
- Odia: ରାମାୟଣ (rāmāyaṇa)
- Old Marathi: 𑘨𑘰𑘦𑘰𑘧𑘜 (rāmāyaṇa)
- Marathi: रामायण (rāmāyaṇ)
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਰਮਾਇਣ (ramāiṇa), ਰਾਮਾਇਣ (rāmāiṇa)
- Shahmukhi script: رمائن (rmā'in), رامائن (rāmā'in)
- Persian: رامایانا (râmâyânâ)
- Russian: Рамаяна (Ramajana)
- Sindhi:
- Arabic script: رامائـِڻُ
- Tamil: இராமாயணம் (irāmāyaṇam)
- Telugu: రామాయణము (rāmāyaṇamu)
- Thai: รามายณะ (raa-maa-yá-ná)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “रामायण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 878.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “rāmāyaṇa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “रामायण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1339