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 51
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 51 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 30 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 52
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 52 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 26 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 53
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 53 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 26 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 54
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 54 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 20 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 55
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 55 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 21 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 56
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 56 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 17 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 57
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 57 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 39 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 58
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 58 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 57 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 59
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 59 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 14 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 60
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 60 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 19 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 61
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 61 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 62
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 62 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 15 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 63
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 63 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 18 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 64
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 64 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 65
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 65 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 28 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 66
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 66 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 45 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 67
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 67 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 15 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 68
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 68 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 29 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 69
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 69 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 34 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 70
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 70 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 23 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 71
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 71 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 72
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 72 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 73
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 73 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 17 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 74
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 74 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 21 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 75
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 75 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 14 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 76
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 76 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 30 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 77
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 77 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 23 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 78
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 78 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 17 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 79
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 79 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 21 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 80
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 80 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 81
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 81 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 23 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 82
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 82 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 83
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 83 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 84
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 84 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 85
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 85 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 77 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 86
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 86 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 36 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 87
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 87 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 88
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 88 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 89
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 89 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 19 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 90
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 90 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 91
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 91 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 17 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 92
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 92 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 15 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 93
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 93 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 41 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 94
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 94 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 59 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 95
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 95 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 47 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 96
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 96 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 29 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 97
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 97 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 98
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 98 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 71 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 99
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 99 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 19 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 100
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 100 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 17 verses.