वाल्मीकि रामायण

Rāmāyaṇa (all kāṇḍas)

Vālmīki's Rāmāyaṇa is honoured as the ādi-kāvya, the first poem of Sanskrit literature. In seven kāṇḍas it tells the life of Śrī Rāma: his youth, exile to the forest, the abduction of Sītā by Rāvaṇa, the alliance with Hanumān and the vānaras, the war in Laṅkā and the return to Ayodhyā. Scholars widely regard the first and last kāṇḍas as later layers. Reading it in full reveals its ideals of dharma, its human struggles and its great poetry.

What you will learn

• The story and structure of all seven kāṇḍas
• Dharma, duty and loyalty through Rāma, Sītā and Hanumān
• Vālmīki's poetry and the birth of the śloka

Lessons

1. 1Introduction to the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
2. 2Bāla-kāṇḍa: Vālmīki and Rāma's youth🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
3. 3Ayodhyā and Araṇya: exile and abduction🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
4. 4Kiṣkindhā and Sundara: Hanumān's search🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
5. 5Yuddha-kāṇḍa: the war in Laṅkā🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
6. 6Uttara-kāṇḍa and the epic's legacy🔒 Unlocks after enrolment