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.
Scholarly Glossary & Lexicon (शब्दकोशः)
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 101
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 101 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 31 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 102
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 102 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 31 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 103
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 103 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 32 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 104
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 104 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 105
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 105 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 106
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 106 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 107
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 107 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 108
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 108 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 26 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 109
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 109 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 28 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 110
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 110 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 52 verses.
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 111
Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 111 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 20 verses.