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)
Uttarakāṇḍa — Epilogue / Final Book
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 1
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 1 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 2
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 2 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 29 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 3
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 3 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 31 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 4
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 4 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 31 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 5
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 5 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 41 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 6
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 6 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 55 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 7
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 7 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 50 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 8
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 8 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 9
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 9 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 37 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 10
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 10 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 42 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 11
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 11 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 41 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 12
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 12 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 29 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 13
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 13 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 39 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 14
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 14 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 15
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 15 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 31 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 16
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 16 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 31 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 17
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 17 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 31 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 18
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 18 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 33 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 19
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 19 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 26 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 20
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 20 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 21
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 21 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 29 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 22
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 22 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 43 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 23
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 23 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 46 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 24
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 24 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 35 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 25
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 25 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 50 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 26
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 26 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 47 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 27
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 27 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 42 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 28
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 28 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 46 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 29
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 29 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 40 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 30
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 30 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 42 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 31
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 31 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 40 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 32
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 32 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 72 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 33
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 33 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 23 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 34
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 34 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 44 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 35
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 35 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 65 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 36
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 36 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 46 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 37
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 37 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 15 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 38
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 38 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 17 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 39
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 39 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 40
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 40 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 18 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 41
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 41 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 42
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 42 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 23 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 43
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 43 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 19 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 44
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 44 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 45
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 45 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 28 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 46
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 46 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 18 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 47
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 47 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 18 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 48
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 48 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 20 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 49
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 49 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 18 verses.
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 50
Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 50 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 20 verses.