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)

1. (Hinduism, literature) Ramayana

Declension

Declension of रामायण (sg-only fem cons-stem // masc cons-stem)

	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
• “راماین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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Prakrit

Proper noun

रामायण (rāmāyaṇa) n

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀭𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀡

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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, “going”), literally “going[s] of Rāma”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːˈmɑː.jɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

रामायण • (rāmāyaṇa) stem, n

1. (Classical Sanskrit, Hinduism, literature) Ramayana

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of रामायण (rāmāyaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामायणम् rāmāyaṇam	रामायणे rāmāyaṇe	रामायणानि / रामायणा¹ rāmāyaṇāni / rāmāyaṇā¹
Vocative	रामायण rāmāyaṇa	रामायणे rāmāyaṇe	रामायणानि / रामायणा¹ rāmāyaṇāni / rāmāyaṇā¹
Accusative	रामायणम् rāmāyaṇam	रामायणे rāmāyaṇe	रामायणानि / रामायणा¹ rāmāyaṇāni / rāmāyaṇā¹
Instrumental	रामायणेन rāmāyaṇena	रामायणाभ्याम् rāmāyaṇābhyām	रामायणैः / रामायणेभिः¹ rāmāyaṇaiḥ / rāmāyaṇebhiḥ¹
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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Learned borrowings from रामायण (rāmāyaṇa)

• 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:

  Hindi: रामायण (rāmāyaṇ)

  Urdu: رَامَایَن (rāmāyan), رَامَائِن (rāmā‘in)

• 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 (raamaayan)
• Marathi: रामायण (rāmāyaṇ)
• Marwari: रामायण (rāmāyaṇ)
• → Middle Chinese: 邏摩衍拏 (MC laH ma yenX nrae)
• Nepali: रामायण (rāmāyaṇ)
• Odia: ରାମାୟଣ (rāmāyaṇa)
• 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 (2010-2024) “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