Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam
The foundational epic of Sanskrit literature composed by the Ādikavi Vālmīki across seven Kāṇḍas (Bāla, Ayodhyā, Araṇya, Kiṣkindhā, Sundara, Yuddha, and Uttara), embodying civilisational ethics, dharma, and poetic sublimity.
Scholarly Framework
Composed in classical anuṣṭubh meter across seven major books (Kāṇḍas), the Rāmāyaṇa establishes the prototype of Indian narrative poetry and aesthetic ethos.
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Critical Introductions & Terminology
An Introduction to the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Explore the philosophical foundations, canonical context, textual history, and critical scholarship across 10 narrative parts.
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Searchable terminology with Sanskrit definitions, English glosses, lexical notes, grammatical categories, and linked verse occurrences.
Table of Contents • Kāṇḍas (काण्डानि)
Ayodhyākāṇḍa — Book of Ayodhyā
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 1
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 1 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 37 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 2
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 2 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 34 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 3
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 3 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 32 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 4
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 4 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 45 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 5
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 5 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 6
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 6 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 28 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 7
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 7 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 31 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 8
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 8 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 9
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 9 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 47 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 10
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 10 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 41 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 11
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 11 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 15 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 12
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 12 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 13
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 13 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 28 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 14
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 14 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 15
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 15 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 14 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 16
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 16 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 61 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 17
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 17 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 33 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 18
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 18 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 40 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 19
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 19 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 20
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 20 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 36 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 21
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 21 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 22
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 22 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 20 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 23
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 23 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 34 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 24
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 24 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 19 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 25
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 25 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 15 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 26
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 26 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 27
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 27 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 33 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 28
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 28 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 20 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 29
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 29 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 30
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 30 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 31
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 31 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 37 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 32
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 32 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 33
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 33 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 19 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 34
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 34 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 36 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 35
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 35 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 38 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 36
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 36 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 17 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 37
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 37 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 28 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 38
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 38 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 20 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 39
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 39 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 16 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 40
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 40 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 30 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 41
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 41 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 33 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 42
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 42 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 26 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 43
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 43 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 15 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 44
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 44 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 45
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 45 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 46
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 46 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 79 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 47
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 47 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 33 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 48
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 48 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 36 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 49
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 49 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 15 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 50
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 50 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.