Araṇya Kāṇḍa
Ramayana
अरण्यकाण्डम्
Book of the Forest: Vālmīki's Sanskrit text, sarga by sarga.
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3.1
Sarga 1सर्गः 1Rama, Sita and Lakshmana enter the Dandaka forest23 verses
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3.2
Sarga 2सर्गः 2Viradha attacks Rama and Lakshmana26 verses
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3.3
Sarga 3सर्गः 3The story of Viradha26 verses
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3.4
Sarga 4सर्गः 4Rama and Lakshmana kill Viradha34 verses
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3.5
Sarga 5सर्गः 5Rama, Sita and Lakshmana meet sage Sarabhanga43 verses
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3.6
Sarga 6सर्गः 6Sages seek Rama's protection from demons26 verses
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3.7
Sarga 7सर्गः 7Rama, Sita and Lakshmana reach the hermitage of Sutikshna25 verses
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3.8
Sarga 8सर्गः 8Rama takes leave of Sutikshna20 verses
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3.9
Sarga 9सर्गः 9Sita's admonition to Rama on the evil of attachment to weapons, after he had given up the kingdom33 verses
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3.10
Sarga 10सर्गः 10Rama's tells Sita that protection of sages is his supreme righteous duty22 verses
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3.11
Sarga 11सर्गः 11Meeting with sage Dharmabrata94 verses
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3.12
Sarga 12सर्गः 12Agastya extends hospitality to Rama, Lakshmana and Sita37 verses
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3.13
Sarga 13सर्गः 13Agastya's advice to Sri Rama25 verses
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3.14
Sarga 14सर्गः 14Meeting of Rama and Jatayu Jatayu tells the story of the birth of all beings, including his race36 verses
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3.15
Sarga 15सर्गः 15Rama, Lakshmana and Sita enter Panchavati30 verses
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3.16
Sarga 16सर्गः 16Lakshmana's description of nature at Panchavati to Rama43 verses
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3.17
Sarga 17सर्गः 17Surpanakha meets Rama29 verses
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3.18
Sarga 18सर्गः 18Rama directs Surpanakha to Lakshmana26 verses
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3.19
Sarga 19सर्गः 19Khara gets angry seeing mutilated Surpanakha27 verses
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3.20
Sarga 20सर्गः 20Rama kills all the fourteen demons25 verses
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3.21
Sarga 21सर्गः 21Khara pacifies Surpanakha22 verses
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3.22
Sarga 22सर्गः 22Khara gets his brother Dusana and the army ready to fight Rama24 verses
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3.23
Sarga 23सर्गः 23Khara sees dreadful omens34 verses
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3.24
Sarga 24सर्गः 24Rama sees signs of war36 verses
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3.25
Sarga 25सर्गः 25Khara and his army attack Rama47 verses
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3.26
Sarga 26सर्गः 26Dusana and his army chiefs get killed in severe combat with Ramathe demon army also gets destroyed38 verses
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3.27
Sarga 27सर्गः 27Rama's fight with Trisira20 verses
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3.28
Sarga 28सर्गः 28Combat between Rama and Khara33 verses
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3.29
Sarga 29सर्गः 29Encounter between Rama and Khara28 verses
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3.30
Sarga 30सर्गः 30Khara's death in the hands of Rama41 verses
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3.31
Sarga 31सर्गः 31Akampana reaches Lanka50 verses
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3.32
Sarga 32सर्गः 32Surpanakha meets Ravana at Lanka25 verses
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3.33
Sarga 33सर्गः 33Surpanakha points out the flaws in Ravana's rule24 verses
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3.34
Sarga 34सर्गः 34Surpanakha describes Rama and Sita to Ravana26 verses
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3.35
Sarga 35सर्गः 35Ravana departs stealthily secretly to meet Maricha42 verses
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3.36
Sarga 36सर्गः 36Ravana tells the story of Janasthana24 verses
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3.37
Sarga 37सर्गः 37Maricha describes the qualities of Rama and Sita to Ravana25 verses
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3.38
Sarga 38सर्गः 38Maricha's narration of his experience of Rama's strength33 verses
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3.39
Sarga 39सर्गः 39Maricha describes his escape to Dandaka forest25 verses
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3.40
Sarga 40सर्गः 40Ravana commands Maricha with the authority of a king27 verses
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3.41
Sarga 41सर्गः 41Maricha's admonitions and warnings to Ravana20 verses
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3.42
Sarga 42सर्गः 42Maricha goes to Rama's cottage transformed into a wonderful deer and wanders35 verses
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3.43
Sarga 43सर्गः 43Sita pleads with Rama and Lakshmana to get the deer51 verses
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3.44
Sarga 44सर्गः 44Rama chases the magic deer27 verses
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3.45
Sarga 45सर्गः 45There at the hermitage Sita asks Lakshmana to rush to Rama's help Lakshmana resists, stating Rama needs no help40 verses
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3.46
Sarga 46सर्गः 46Lakshmana departs from the hermitage37 verses
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3.47
Sarga 47सर्गः 47Ravana asks Sita to seek his hand50 verses
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3.48
Sarga 48सर्गः 48Ravana takes on his true form24 verses
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3.49
Sarga 49सर्गः 49Ravana carries away Sita in his chariot40 verses
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3.50
Sarga 50सर्गः 50Jatayu sees Ravana carrying Sita28 verses
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3.51
Sarga 51सर्गः 51Jatayu fights Ravana46 verses
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3.52
Sarga 52सर्गः 52Ravana carries away Sita44 verses
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3.53
Sarga 53सर्गः 53Sita reproaches Ravana26 verses
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3.54
Sarga 54सर्गः 54Sita puls a few ornaments in bundles and throws them down in the midst of vanaras30 verses
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3.55
Sarga 55सर्गः 55Ravana takes Sita to his palace37 verses
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3.56
Sarga 56सर्गः 56Sita ridicules Ravana36 verses
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3.57
Sarga 57सर्गः 57Rama returns after killing Maricha23 verses
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3.58
Sarga 58सर्गः 58Rama wails20 verses
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3.59
Sarga 59सर्गः 59Rama enquires Lakshmana the reason for leaving Sita alone27 verses
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3.60
Sarga 60सर्गः 60Rama's sorrow38 verses
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3.61
Sarga 61सर्गः 61Unable to find Sita, Rama gets restless31 verses
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3.62
Sarga 62सर्गः 62Rama's lamentation20 verses
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3.63
Sarga 63सर्गः 63Rama recalls the events starting from exile20 verses
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3.64
Sarga 64सर्गः 64Rama and Lakshmana continue their search for Sita77 verses
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3.65
Sarga 65सर्गः 65Lakshmana pacifies Rama16 verses
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3.66
Sarga 66सर्गः 66Lakshmana asks Rama to bear sorrow21 verses
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3.67
Sarga 67सर्गः 67Rama and Lakshmana see the wounded Jatayu with wings clipped29 verses
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3.68
Sarga 68सर्गः 68Jatayu informs Rama about his combat with Ravana and Sita's abduction38 verses
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3.69
Sarga 69सर्गः 69Rama and Lakshmana proceed to search Sita51 verses
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3.70
Sarga 70सर्गः 70Rama and Lakshmana sever the arms of Kabandha19 verses
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3.71
Sarga 71सर्गः 71Kabandha narrates his story34 verses
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3.72
Sarga 72सर्गः 72Cremation of Kabandha27 verses
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3.73
Sarga 73सर्गः 73Kabandha gives Rama the direction to Rishyamuka46 verses
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3.74
Sarga 74सर्गः 74Rama and Lakshmana visit the hermitage of Sabari35 verses
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3.75
Sarga 75सर्गः 75Rama and Lakshmana reach Pampa30 verses
75 sargas, 2447 verses. Each sarga shows its topic (IIT Kanpur summary); verses carry word meanings, English and Hindi where the sources have them.