Sundara Kāṇḍa
Ramayana
सुन्दरकाण्डम्
Beautiful Book: Vālmīki's Sanskrit text, sarga by sarga.
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5.1
Sarga 1सर्गः 1Hanuman courses through the path of the Charanas210 verses
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5.2
Sarga 2सर्गः 2Hanuman reaches the main entrance of Lanka assuming a diminutive form58 verses
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5.3
Sarga 3सर्गः 3Hanuman's confrontation with Lankini, the spirit of Lanka51 verses
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5.4
Sarga 4सर्गः 4Hanuman witnesses Ravana's strength at Lanka30 verses
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5.5
Sarga 5सर्गः 5Hanuman finds demons all over Lanka27 verses
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5.6
Sarga 6सर्गः 6Hanuman enters the palace of Ravana45 verses
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5.7
Sarga 7सर्गः 7Description of the aerial car17 verses
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5.8
Sarga 8सर्गः 8Further description of the aerial car, Pushpaka7 verses
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5.9
Sarga 9सर्गः 9Description of the harem of Ravana73 verses
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5.10
Sarga 10सर्गः 10Hanuman chances upon Mandodari, wife of Ravana54 verses
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5.11
Sarga 11सर्गः 11Hanuman mistakes Mandodari for Sita47 verses
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5.12
Sarga 12सर्गः 12Hanuman makes a thorough search of Ravana's palace for Sita25 verses
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5.13
Sarga 13सर्गः 13Hanuman's soliloquy in despondency69 verses
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5.14
Sarga 14सर्गः 14Hanuman ascends the simsupa tree in the Ashoka grove and watches52 verses
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5.15
Sarga 15सर्गः 15Hanuman sees Sita54 verses
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5.16
Sarga 16सर्गः 16Hanuman's grief over Sita's state32 verses
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5.17
Sarga 17सर्गः 17Hanuman experiences the presence of ogresses hiding on the Simsupa tree32 verses
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5.18
Sarga 18सर्गः 18Ravana comes to see Sita32 verses
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5.19
Sarga 19सर्गः 19Description of Sita who was overcome with grief29 verses
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5.20
Sarga 20सर्गः 20Ravana attempts to tempt Sita42 verses
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5.21
Sarga 21सर्गः 21Sita spurns Ravana's submission19 verses
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5.22
Sarga 22सर्गः 22Ravana appeals to Sita42 verses
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5.23
Sarga 23सर्गः 23The demonesses attempt to convince Sita20 verses
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5.24
Sarga 24सर्गः 24The ogresses chide Sita who resolutely condemned Ravana49 verses
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5.25
Sarga 25सर्गः 25Sita wails over her misery20 verses
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5.26
Sarga 26सर्गः 26Sita decides to end her sad life51 verses
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5.27
Sarga 27सर्गः 27Trijata narrates her dream51 verses
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5.28
Sarga 28सर्गः 28Sita's wailings20 verses
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5.29
Sarga 29सर्गः 29Sita feels happy seeing auspicious signs8 verses
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5.30
Sarga 30सर्गः 30Hanuman decides to praise Rama within Sita's earshot44 verses
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5.31
Sarga 31सर्गः 31Hanuman sings the story of glory of Rama within Sita's hearing19 verses
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5.32
Sarga 32सर्गः 32Sita's conjucture14 verses
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5.33
Sarga 33सर्गः 33Sita reveals her story to Hanuman32 verses
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5.34
Sarga 34सर्गः 34Hanuman tells the story of Rama to Sita41 verses
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5.35
Sarga 35सर्गः 35Hanuman further narrates his story to Sita89 verses
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5.36
Sarga 36सर्गः 36Hanuman hands over the signet ring to Sita47 verses
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5.37
Sarga 37सर्गः 37Hanuman offers to carry Sita back to RamaSita politely Sita declines65 verses
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5.38
Sarga 38सर्गः 38Hanuman carries the episode of Kakasura and the Chudamani from Sita to Rama as a mark of identification73 verses
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5.39
Sarga 39सर्गः 39Sita further appeals to Hanuman54 verses
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5.40
Sarga 40सर्गः 40Sita permits Hanuman to depart25 verses
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5.41
Sarga 41सर्गः 41Hanuman decides to meet Ravana and measure his strength21 verses
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5.42
Sarga 42सर्गः 42Hanuman ruins Ashoka garden43 verses
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5.43
Sarga 43सर्गः 43Hanuman destroys the demons in the palace24 verses
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5.44
Sarga 44सर्गः 44Killing of Jambumali by Hanuman20 verses
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5.45
Sarga 45सर्गः 45Hanuman kills the seven sons of Ravana's chief minister17 verses
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5.46
Sarga 46सर्गः 46Five Generals of Ravana done to death by Hanuman in war39 verses
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5.47
Sarga 47सर्गः 47Death of Prince Aksha in the combat with Hanuman38 verses
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5.48
Sarga 48सर्गः 48Combat between Hanuman and Ravana's son, Indrajit62 verses
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5.49
Sarga 49सर्गः 49Hanuman wonders at the splendour and glory of Ravana20 verses
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5.50
Sarga 50सर्गः 50On the command of Ravana Prahasta enquires Hanuman the purpose of his visit19 verses
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5.51
Sarga 51सर्गः 51Hanuman tenders both sound advice and stern warning to Ravana46 verses
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5.52
Sarga 52सर्गः 52Vibhishana advises Ravana against slaying of an emissary26 verses
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5.53
Sarga 53सर्गः 53Ravana orders the ogres to put Hanuman's tail on fire and take him round Lanka with his burning tail45 verses
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5.54
Sarga 54सर्गः 54Hanuman destroys the Ashoka garden51 verses
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5.55
Sarga 55सर्गः 55Hanuman perceiving the damage caused by him to the City of Lanka, thinks of Sita and begins to blame himself35 verses
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5.56
Sarga 56सर्गः 56Hanuman takes leave of Sita34 verses
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5.57
Sarga 57सर्गः 57Hanuman reaches the northern shore51 verses
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5.58
Sarga 58सर्गः 58Hanuman narrates all the incidents starting from his departure for Lanka till his return167 verses
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5.59
Sarga 59सर्गः 59Hanuman gives an account of the plight of Sita in Lanka36 verses
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5.60
Sarga 60सर्गः 60Jambavan says it is advisable to follow Rama's instruction7 verses
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5.61
Sarga 61सर्गः 61Monkey leaders enter Madhuvan on the outskirts of Kishkinda and destroy it in their drunkenness23 verses
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5.62
Sarga 62सर्गः 62Guards of Madhuvanam headed by Dadhimukha move to report to Sugriva40 verses
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5.63
Sarga 63सर्गः 63Sugriva tells Dadhimukha not to worry about the destruction of Madhuvanam. He asked him to send Hanuman, Angada and…29 verses
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5.64
Sarga 64सर्गः 64Hanuman and Angada along with others approach Sugriva39 verses
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5.65
Sarga 65सर्गः 65Hanuman apprises Sri Rama of Sita's presence under the Simsupa tree surrounded by demonesses and presents the…27 verses
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5.66
Sarga 66सर्गः 66Sri Rama wails piteously after seeing the token chudamani15 verses
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5.67
Sarga 67सर्गः 67Hanuman once again narrates to Rama, Sita's condition38 verses
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5.68
Sarga 68सर्गः 68Hanuman describes to Rama the manner in which he warded off Sita's doubts regarding monkeys' crossing the ocean and…29 verses
68 sargas, 2810 verses. Each sarga shows its topic (IIT Kanpur summary); verses carry word meanings, English and Hindi where the sources have them.