Sanskrit

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Ben Ami,
The following is a verse from the text of the Valmiki Ramayana itself. You can see the use of the word: Ramayanam.

In fact, I suspect the existence of some sort of rule, by which Sanskrit words and phrases may be transformed into Hindi words and phrases, probably the removal of the Sanskrit word's ending of 'am'.


etat aakhyaanam aayuSyam paThan <b>raamaayaNam</b> naraH |
sa putra pautraH sa gaNaH pretya svarge mahiiyate || 1-1-99

<b>99. aayuSyam= lifespan-enriching; aakhyaanam= narrative of actuality; etat= this; raama aayaNam = Rama's, peregrination; paThan= while reading - if read; naraH= a human; sa putraH pautraH= [will be] with, with sons, grandsons; sa gaNaH= with, groups [of kinfolk, servants etc]; on enjoying worldly comforts; pretya= after demise; svarge mahiiyate= in heaven, he will be adored.
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"Any man who reads this lifespan-enriching narrative of actuality, Ramayana, the peregrination of Rama, he will be enjoying worldly pleasures with his sons and grand sons and with assemblages of kinfolks, servants etc., as long as he is in this mortal world and on his demise, he will be adored in heaven