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)
Yuddhakāṇḍa — Book of War (Laṅkākāṇḍa)
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 1
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 1 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 16 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 2
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 2 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 21 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 3
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 3 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 32 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 4
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 4 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 88 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 5
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 5 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 6
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 6 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 18 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 7
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 7 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 16 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 8
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 8 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 16 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 9
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 9 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 10
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 10 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 21 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 11
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 11 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 59 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 12
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 12 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 13
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 13 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 23 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 14
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 14 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 21 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 15
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 15 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 33 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 16
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 16 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 29 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 17
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 17 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 40 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 18
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 18 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 42 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 19
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 19 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 34 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 20
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 20 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 21
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 21 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 35 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 22
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 22 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 43 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 23
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 23 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 42 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 24
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 24 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 36 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 25
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 25 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 28 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 26
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 26 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 33 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 27
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 27 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 28
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 28 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 36 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 29
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 29 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 18 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 30
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 30 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 26 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 31
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 31 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 86 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 32
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 32 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 32 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 33
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 33 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 46 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 34
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 34 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 30 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 35
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 35 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 26 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 36
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 36 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 43 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 37
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 37 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 21 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 38
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 38 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 37 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 39
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 39 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 32 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 40
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 40 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 64 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 41
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 41 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 35 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 42
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 42 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 37 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 43
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 43 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 44
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 44 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 38 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 45
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 45 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 42 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 46
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 46 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 51 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 47
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 47 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 135 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 48
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 48 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 87 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 49
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 49 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 37 verses.
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 50
Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 50 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 19 verses.