Ramayana

• 2.1
  Sarga 1
  सर्गः 1
  Description of Rama's virtues Dasaratha contemplates to install Rama as heirapparent Invites kings and elders from…
  50 verses
• 2.2
  Sarga 2
  सर्गः 2
  Dasaratha commends to the assembly of elders and counsellors for installation of Rama as Prince Regent
  54 verses
• 2.3
  Sarga 3
  सर्गः 3
  Dasaratha requests Vasistha and Vamadeva to make preparations for installation of Rama
  49 verses
• 2.4
  Sarga 4
  सर्गः 4
  Dasaratha sends Sumantra to bring Rama again
  45 verses
• 2.5
  Sarga 5
  सर्गः 5
  Vasistha advises Rama and Sita to undertake fast preparatory to coronation
  26 verses
• 2.6
  Sarga 6
  सर्गः 6
  Rama and Sita observe the prescribed rites
  28 verses
• 2.7
  Sarga 7
  सर्गः 7
  Manthara informs Kaikeyi about the installation of Rama
  36 verses
• 2.8
  Sarga 8
  सर्गः 8
  Manthara incites Kaikeyi
  39 verses
• 2.9
  Sarga 9
  सर्गः 9
  Instigated by Manthara, Kaikeyi enters the chamber of wrath
  66 verses
• 2.10
  Sarga 10
  सर्गः 10
  King Dasaratha enters the palace of Kaikeyi who is in the chamber of wrath
  41 verses
• 2.11
  Sarga 11
  सर्गः 11
  Kaikeyi reminds king Dasaratha about the boons
  29 verses
• 2.12
  Sarga 12
  सर्गः 12
  Lamentations of king Dasaratha
  114 verses
• 2.13
  Sarga 13
  सर्गः 13
  Dasaratha tries to appease queen Kaikeyi
  26 verses
• 2.14
  Sarga 14
  सर्गः 14
  Kaikeyi insists on the boons
  68 verses
• 2.15
  Sarga 15
  सर्गः 15
  Dasaratha commands Sumantra to bring Rama
  49 verses
• 2.16
  Sarga 16
  सर्गः 16
  Sumantra reaches Rama's palace and conveys to him Dasaratha's messageRama accompanied by Lakshmana proceeds to his…
  47 verses
• 2.17
  Sarga 17
  सर्गः 17
  Rama watches the splendour of the highway, listens to the words of his friends
  22 verses
• 2.18
  Sarga 18
  सर्गः 18
  Rama enquires Kaikeyi the reasons for his father's grief
  41 verses
• 2.19
  Sarga 19
  सर्गः 19
  Rama hears from Kaikeyi about the boons promised by Dasarathaconsents to leave for the forest goes to meet Kausalya
  40 verses
• 2.20
  Sarga 20
  सर्गः 20
  Rama enters to the inner apartment of his mother Kausalya
  55 verses
• 2.21
  Sarga 21
  सर्गः 21
  Angry Lakshmana urges Rama to assume authority over the kingdom forcibly
  63 verses
• 2.22
  Sarga 22
  सर्गः 22
  Rama convinces Lakshmana that destiny is allpowerful
  30 verses
• 2.23
  Sarga 23
  सर्गः 23
  Lakshmana speaks of his valour
  41 verses
• 2.24
  Sarga 24
  सर्गः 24
  Kausalya insists on Rama to take her along with him to the forest
  37 verses
• 2.25
  Sarga 25
  सर्गः 25
  Kausalya performs benedictory rites for Rama and offers prayers to all gods to protect him Rama departs for the…
  47 verses
• 2.26
  Sarga 26
  सर्गः 26
  Sita enquires why Rama is distressedRama informs her about his impending banishment and instructs her to stay back…
  38 verses
• 2.27
  Sarga 27
  सर्गः 27
  Sita prays Rama to take her along with him to the forest
  23 verses
• 2.28
  Sarga 28
  सर्गः 28
  Rama relates to Sita the hardships of forest life
  26 verses
• 2.29
  Sarga 29
  सर्गः 29
  Sita insists on going with Rama
  24 verses
• 2.30
  Sarga 30
  सर्गः 30
  Rama consents to take Sita to the forest
  47 verses
• 2.31
  Sarga 31
  सर्गः 31
  Lakshmana gets ready to accompany Rama takes leave of his friends and collects divine weapons from preceptor Vasistha
  35 verses
• 2.32
  Sarga 32
  सर्गः 32
  Rama honours Suyajna with valuable gifts
  44 verses
• 2.33
  Sarga 33
  सर्गः 33
  Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana goes to the residence of Kaikeyi
  31 verses
• 2.34
  Sarga 34
  सर्गः 34
  Rama, Sita and Lakshmana take leave of Dasaratha
  61 verses
• 2.35
  Sarga 35
  सर्गः 35
  Sumantra pleads with Kaikeyi to change her mind
  37 verses
• 2.36
  Sarga 36
  सर्गः 36
  King Dasaratha orders four divisions of the army and a lot of wealth to be sent with Rama
  33 verses
• 2.37
  Sarga 37
  सर्गः 37
  Rama puts on bark
  37 verses
• 2.38
  Sarga 38
  सर्गः 38
  Rama prays his father to look after his mother with compassion and regard
  18 verses
• 2.39
  Sarga 39
  सर्गः 39
  Lamentations of Dasaratha
  41 verses
• 2.40
  Sarga 40
  सर्गः 40
  Rama, Lakshmana and Sita set out for the forest
  51 verses
• 2.41
  Sarga 41
  सर्गः 41
  On the departure of Rama to the forest, citizens of Ayodhya and women from the inner apartment lament
  21 verses
• 2.42
  Sarga 42
  सर्गः 42
  Grief stricken Dasaratha falls down
  34 verses
• 2.43
  Sarga 43
  सर्गः 43
  Lamentations of Kausalya
  21 verses
• 2.44
  Sarga 44
  सर्गः 44
  Sumitra consoles Kausalya
  31 verses
• 2.45
  Sarga 45
  सर्गः 45
  Rama reaches the banks of Tamasa river
  33 verses
• 2.46
  Sarga 46
  सर्गः 46
  Rama, Sita and Lakshmana stay on the bank of Tamasa river
  34 verses
• 2.47
  Sarga 47
  सर्गः 47
  Disappointed citizens return to Ayodhya
  19 verses
• 2.48
  Sarga 48
  सर्गः 48
  Lamentations of women in Ayodhya
  37 verses
• 2.49
  Sarga 49
  सर्गः 49
  Rama crosses the frontiers of the kingdom of Kosala
  18 verses
• 2.50
  Sarga 50
  सर्गः 50
  Rama reaches Srngiberapura on the bank of the Ganga
  51 verses
• 2.51
  Sarga 51
  सर्गः 51
  Lakshmana tells Guha about events which might overtake Ayodhya after Rama's exile
  27 verses
• 2.52
  Sarga 52
  सर्गः 52
  Guha arranges a boat to help Rama, Lakshmana and Sita cross Ganga Rama asks Sumantra to return to Ayodhya and serve…
  102 verses
• 2.53
  Sarga 53
  सर्गः 53
  Rama's mind goes back to Kaikeyi and to Kausalya and Sumitra asks Lakshmana to go back Lakshmana declines
  35 verses
• 2.54
  Sarga 54
  सर्गः 54
  Rama, Sita and Lakshmana depart for Dandaka forest
  43 verses
• 2.55
  Sarga 55
  सर्गः 55
  The trio cross Yamuna
  34 verses
• 2.56
  Sarga 56
  सर्गः 56
  Chitrakuta described
  38 verses
• 2.57
  Sarga 57
  सर्गः 57
  Sumantra returns to Ayodhya and reports to king Dasaratha
  34 verses
• 2.58
  Sarga 58
  सर्गः 58
  Sumantra conveys the message of Rama to the wailing king and Kausalya
  37 verses
• 2.59
  Sarga 59
  सर्गः 59
  Sumantra describes the shadow of sorrow over Ayodhya
  34 verses
• 2.60
  Sarga 60
  सर्गः 60
  Sumantra consoles Kausalya
  23 verses
• 2.61
  Sarga 61
  सर्गः 61
  Kausalya condemns Dasaratha's action
  27 verses
• 2.62
  Sarga 62
  सर्गः 62
  Sudden flash of a thought in the mind of Dasaratha about an evil act done by him in the past
  21 verses
• 2.63
  Sarga 63
  सर्गः 63
  Dasaratha recalls the past he had shot an arrow at a hermit boy while he was filling a pot with water, mistaking the…
  56 verses
• 2.64
  Sarga 64
  सर्गः 64
  Dasaratha relates to Kausalya the event of the noble ascetic's curse on him
  79 verses
• 2.65
  Sarga 65
  सर्गः 65
  Dasaratha's death
  29 verses
• 2.66
  Sarga 66
  सर्गः 66
  Preservation of the king's body awaiting funeral rites
  29 verses
• 2.67
  Sarga 67
  सर्गः 67
  Ministers and brahmins speak about the miserable state of a kingdom without king
  38 verses
• 2.68
  Sarga 68
  सर्गः 68
  Messengers are sent to get Bharata and Satrughna
  22 verses
• 2.69
  Sarga 69
  सर्गः 69
  Bharata experiences unhappiness over a distressing and frightening dream
  21 verses
• 2.70
  Sarga 70
  सर्गः 70
  Messengers from Ayodhya arrive as Bharata was describing his nightmare to his friends
  30 verses
• 2.71
  Sarga 71
  सर्गः 71
  Bharata's homeward journey from Rajagriha to Ayodhya
  47 verses
• 2.72
  Sarga 72
  सर्गः 72
  Bharata meets Kaikeyi
  54 verses
• 2.73
  Sarga 73
  सर्गः 73
  Bharata grieves over his misfortune
  28 verses
• 2.74
  Sarga 74
  सर्गः 74
  Bharata reproaches his mother
  36 verses
• 2.75
  Sarga 75
  सर्गः 75
  Bharata and Satrughna meet griefstricken Kausalya
  65 verses
• 2.76
  Sarga 76
  सर्गः 76
  Bharata performs funeral rites of king Dasaratha on the bank of Sarayu
  23 verses
• 2.77
  Sarga 77
  सर्गः 77
  On the thirteenth day Bharata drops down in agony while picking up the bones of his deceased father
  27 verses
• 2.78
  Sarga 78
  सर्गः 78
  While Bharata looks at Manthara furiously, Satrughna drags her and throws her down
  26 verses
• 2.79
  Sarga 79
  सर्गः 79
  Bharata is asked to accept the throne
  17 verses
• 2.80
  Sarga 80
  सर्गः 80
  Arrangements made for the journey to the forest
  22 verses
• 2.81
  Sarga 81
  सर्गः 81
  Assembly of Vasistha, ministers, commanders of army and people of Ayodhya
  16 verses
• 2.82
  Sarga 82
  सर्गः 82
  Bharata addresses the assembly
  32 verses
• 2.83
  Sarga 83
  सर्गः 83
  Bharata's journey with queens, ministers and all others
  26 verses
• 2.84
  Sarga 84
  सर्गः 84
  Guha spots from a distance Bharata's army approaching
  18 verses
• 2.85
  Sarga 85
  सर्गः 85
  Bharata expresses his desire to bring back Rama
  22 verses
• 2.86
  Sarga 86
  सर्गः 86
  Guha's reminiseesces
  25 verses
• 2.87
  Sarga 87
  सर्गः 87
  Bharata enquires about Rama, Sita and Lakshmana
  24 verses
• 2.88
  Sarga 88
  सर्गः 88
  Guha relates to Bharata about Rama's life in the forest contrary to the life in Ayodhya
  30 verses
• 2.89
  Sarga 89
  सर्गः 89
  Guha ferries Bharata, Satrughna and all others across Ganga
  22 verses
• 2.90
  Sarga 90
  सर्गः 90
  Bharadwaja welcomes Bharata and Vasistha
  24 verses
• 2.91
  Sarga 91
  सर्गः 91
  Bharadwaja extends elaborate hospitality to Bharata and his entourage
  83 verses
• 2.92
  Sarga 92
  सर्गः 92
  Bharata takes leave of Bharadwaja
  39 verses
• 2.93
  Sarga 93
  सर्गः 93
  Bharata's Journey to Chitrakuta
  27 verses
• 2.94
  Sarga 94
  सर्गः 94
  Rama shares with Sita his delight of the beautiful nature around Chitrakuta mountain
  27 verses
• 2.95
  Sarga 95
  सर्गः 95
  Rama describes to Sita the beauty of mountains, rivers, birds and animals at Chitrakuta
  19 verses
• 2.96
  Sarga 96
  सर्गः 96
  Rama hears the sounds of the army approaching the hermitage
  31 verses
• 2.97
  Sarga 97
  सर्गः 97
  Rama's correction of Lakshmana's judgement
  31 verses
• 2.98
  Sarga 98
  सर्गः 98
  Bharata's joy on locating the hermitage of Sri Rama
  18 verses
• 2.99
  Sarga 99
  सर्गः 99
  Bharata sees Rama seated in the hermitage with matted hair and bark robes with Sita nearby
  42 verses
• 2.100
  Sarga 100
  सर्गः 100
  Meeting of Bharata and Rama
  77 verses
• 2.101
  Sarga 101
  सर्गः 101
  Bharata pleads with Rama to return
  9 verses
• 2.102
  Sarga 102
  सर्गः 102
  Rama, Sita and Lakshmana's grief over king Dasaratha's death
  49 verses
• 2.103
  Sarga 103
  सर्गः 103
  Wailing of all mothers on seeing Rama offering libations to his father in Mandakini
  32 verses
• 2.104
  Sarga 104
  सर्गः 104
  Bharata beseeches Rama repeatedly
  27 verses
• 2.105
  Sarga 105
  सर्गः 105
  Bharata's lamentation and Rama's consolation
  46 verses
• 2.106
  Sarga 106
  सर्गः 106
  Bharata pleads with Rama in several ways
  35 verses
• 2.107
  Sarga 107
  सर्गः 107
  Rama advises Bharata to return back and rule the kingdom
  19 verses
• 2.108
  Sarga 108
  सर्गः 108
  Jabali's efforts to convince Rama to accept Bharata's offer and rule the kingdom
  18 verses
• 2.109
  Sarga 109
  सर्गः 109
  Rama's justification for adhering to the supreme values of dharma and truth
  39 verses
• 2.110
  Sarga 110
  सर्गः 110
  Vasistha explains about Brahman and about upholding of values by the Ikshvaku family
  34 verses
• 2.111
  Sarga 111
  सर्गः 111
  Vasistha explains the value of conforming to righteousness
  32 verses
• 2.112
  Sarga 112
  सर्गः 112
  Sages praise Rama and Bharata for their virtues
  31 verses
• 2.113
  Sarga 113
  सर्गः 113
  Return of Bharata and Satrughna with Rama's sandals as the representative of Rama
  25 verses
• 2.114
  Sarga 114
  सर्गः 114
  Gloom at Ayodhya after the exile of Rama
  31 verses
• 2.115
  Sarga 115
  सर्गः 115
  Bharata proceeds to Nandigrama along with Satrughna
  27 verses
• 2.116
  Sarga 116
  सर्गः 116
  Apprehensions of ascetics residing at Chitrakuta
  26 verses
• 2.117
  Sarga 117
  सर्गः 117
  Rama and Sita depart from Chitrakuta
  27 verses
• 2.118
  Sarga 118
  सर्गः 118
  Sita relates the story of her marriage to Anasuya
  54 verses
• 2.119
  Sarga 119
  सर्गः 119
  Rama, Lakshmana and Sita take leave of Atri and Anasuya
  21 verses

119 sargas, 4307 verses. Each sarga shows its topic (IIT Kanpur summary); verses carry word meanings, English and Hindi where the sources have them.