सर्गः १ — In which Rama laments for Sita amid spring flowers at Pampa and sets out with Lakshmana for Rishyamuka.
सर्गः २ — In which terrified Sugriva flees armed strangers as Vali spies and bids Hanuman probe them in disguise.
सर्गः ३ — In which Hanuman greets the radiant brothers as a mendicant and seeks their friendship with Sugriva.
सर्गः ४ — In which Lakshmana recounts Sita theft and refuge-seeking, and Hanuman pledges Sugriva aid.
सर्गः ५ — In which Sugriva sheds fear, clasps Rama hand, and seals friendship around Hanuman-kindled fire.
सर्गः ६ — In which Sugriva vows to return Sita and displays the cloth and jewels she dropped from Ravana grasp.
सर्गः ७ — In which Sugriva pledges Ravana slaughter, preaches courage over grief, and Rama swears truth and aid.
सर्गः ८ — In which Sugriva confesses Vali stole his wife and throne, and Rama vows to slay Vali this day.
सर्गः ९ — In which Sugriva recounts guarding Vali cave, sealing it on bloody signs, and being crowned in seeming death.
सर्गः १० — In which Vali rejects pleading Sugriva, exiles him wifeless, and Rama pledges sure arrows against Vali.
सर्गः ११ — In which Sugrīva praises Rāma, recounts Vālin leaping seas, catching peaks and slaying Dundubhi, then doubts Rāma after the toe-tossed corpse.
सर्गः १२ — In which Rāma splits seven sālas with one shaft, heartens Sugrīva, watches twin brothers war indistinguishably, and Lakṣmaṇa garlands Sugrīva for second challenge.
सर्गः १३ — In which Rāma marches with Sugrīva past ponds and deer, learns of the dread Saptajana hermitage, bows with Lakṣmaṇa, and beholds Kiṣkindhā.
सर्गः १४ — In which Sugrīva roars before golden-gated Kiṣkindhā while Rāma vows one arrow ends Vālin and sends garland-marked Sugrīva to summon battle.
सर्गः १५ — In which enraged Vālin storms toward Sugrīva's roar as Tārā embraces him, reveals Rāma alliance, and pleads to crown Sugrīva and befriend Rāma.
सर्गः १६ — In which Vālin dismisses weeping Tārā, trades fist and sāla blows with Sugrīva, and collapses as Rāma drives a deadly shaft into his chest.
सर्गः १७ — In which fallen Vālin, bright in Indra's necklace, reproaches hidden Rāma for shameful ambush and claims he would have delivered Rāvaṇa-bound Sītā.
सर्गः १८ — In which Rāma defends Vālin's execution for taking Rumā under Bharata's rule and hunter custom, while Vālin repents and entrusts Aṅgada and Tārā.
सर्गः १९ — In which Tārā learns Vālin has fallen, rushes through routed monkeys, spurns Aṅgada's crowning, and falls lamenting upon her dying husband.
सर्गः २० — In which Tārā clasps dead Vālin, bewails widowhood and Aṅgada's plight, blesses Sugrīva's rule, and resolves with grieving wives to fast unto death.
सर्गः २१ — In which Hanumān consoles prostrate Tārā with karma and bubble-body wisdom, urging Aṅgada crowning, while Tārā prefers embracing dead Vālin.
सर्गः २२ — In which dying Vālin begs Sugrīva not to blame him, entrusts Aṅgada and wise Tārā, surrenders golden garland, counsels Aṅgada obedience, and breathes his last.
सर्गः २३ — In which widowed Tārā laments over bloodied Vālin, presents grieving Aṅgada for farewell, sees Nīla draw the shaft, and bewails her shattered world.
सर्गः २४ — In which Rāma teaches time and fate, Lakṣmaṇa orders sandalwood bier and rites, and Sugrīva cremates garlanded Vālin amid wailing monkeys and grieving Tārā.
सर्गः २५ — In which Hanumān invites Rāma to Sugrīva city, Rāma declines for exile vow, orders Sugrīva and Aṅgada crowning, and Sugrīva celebrates Vedic anointing with Rumā regained.
सर्गः २६ — In which sleepless Rāma mourns abducted Sītā on Prasravaṇa hill while Lakṣmaṇa rekindles his valour, and Rāma vows autumn destruction of Rāvaṇa.
सर्गः २७ — In which Rāma paints rain clouds, lightning like Sītā in Rāvaṇa lap, and halted campaigns, contrasting feasting Sugrīva with his own sinking grief.
सर्गः २८ — In which Hanumān reproves pleasure-bound Sugrīva sporting with Tārā, demands Sītā search, and Sugrīva orders Nīla to muster hosts under death penalty.
सर्गः २९ — In which autumn-grieving Rāma laments lost Sītā, hears Lakṣmaṇa scorn grief, then sends Lakṣmaṇa to threaten pleasure-bound Sugrīva with Vālin fate.
सर्गः ३० — In which wrathful Lakṣmaṇa vows slaying false Sugrīva, Rāma enjoins gentle reproof, and Lakṣmaṇa advances bow in hand scattering terrified monkeys.
सर्गः ३१ — In which Sugrīva, startled by wrathful Lakṣmaṇa, consults his counselors as Hanumān recalls Vālin slaying, autumn onset, and urges humble apology to Rāma.
सर्गः ३२ — In which Lakṣmaṇa strides unopposed through jewelled Kiṣkindhā, past chiefs mansions and seven courts, and beholds Sugrīva enthroned with Rumā.
सर्गः ३३ — In which Lakṣmaṇa confronts trembling Sugrīva among women, denounces false ingratitude to Rāma as unexpiable, and threatens the fate of Vālin.
सर्गः ३४ — In which Tārā calms furious Lakṣmaṇa, upholds grateful Sugrīva, excuses his indulgence by Viśvāmitra, and promises monkey-bear hosts arriving today.
सर्गः ३५ — In which Lakṣmaṇa accepts Tārā plea, Sugrīva owns Rāma-restored fortune, vows to follow against Rāvaṇa, and is summoned with Lakṣmaṇa to Rāma.
सर्गः ३६ — In which Sugrīva charges Hanumān to muster all monkeys from five peaks and four quarters in ten days, and numberless crores converge with tribute.
सर्गः ३७ — In which Lakṣmaṇa conveys palanquin-borne Sugrīva to Rāma, who teaches timely kingship, while Sugrīva announces gathering hosts to slay Rāvaṇa.
सर्गः ३८ — In which Rāma welcomes Sugrīva, foretells Rāvaṇa death, and beholds dust-born countless monkeys under Śatabali, Suṣēṇa, Kēsarin, Aṅgada and Hanumān.
सर्गः ३९ — In which Sugrīva offers his stationed army to Rāma, who orders Sītā sought, and Vinata is sent east with a hundred thousand through lands to Udaya.
सर्गः ४० — In which Sugrīva dispatches Aṅgada, Hanumān and Jāmbavān south past Vindhya, Gōdāvarī, Kāvērī, Malaya and Mahēndra toward ocean isle with promised reward.
सर्गः ४१ — In which Sugrīva sends father-in-law Suṣēṇa and swift monkeys west past Kētaka thickets, ocean isles, Varuṇa abode, and Mēru to seek Sītā and Rāvaṇa.
सर्गः ४२ — In which Sugrīva sends Śatabali north past Himalayan tribes, Kubēra palace, Krauñca caves, wish-tree Kurus, and Sōmagiri to seek Sītā.
सर्गः ४३ — In which Sugrīva praises matchless Hanumān, Rāma entrusts him with his signet ring, and Hanumān bows and departs gleaming like moon.
सर्गः ४४ — In which monkey hosts swarm to all quarters with loud boasts, while Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa wait at Prasravaṇa for the month.
सर्गः ४५ — In which Rāma asks how Sugrīva knows all lands, and Sugrīva tells blocking Dundubhi cave, losing Kiṣkindhā, and fleeing Vālin earthwide.
सर्गः ४६ — In which eastern, northern, and western hosts return Sītāless to Prasravaṇa, reporting thorough search, and rest hope on Hanumān.
सर्गः ४७ — In which Hanumān Aṅgada Tāra scour Vindhya thickets and beastless Kaṇḍu woods, Aṅgada slays a rushing asura, and searchers rest dejected.
सर्गः ४८ — In which Aṅgada rebukes despair, urges tireless search under stern Sugrīva, and leads weary monkeys over Vindhya ridges vainly.
सर्गः ४९ — In which thirsty monkeys plunge through a dark water-signed cave into golden woods, jeweled mansions, and a fasting ascetic woman.
सर्गः ५० — In which Hanumān questions black-clad Svayamprabhā, who tells Maya building the gold wood, Indra slaying him, and Brahmā granting it to Hēmā.
सर्गः ५१ — In which rested Svayamprabhā questions Hanumān, who recounts Rāma exile, Sītā theft, southern search and cave entry, pleasing her.
सर्गः ५२ — In which Svayamprabhā lifts monkeys eyelid-swift from darkness, and Aṅgada chooses fasting as Tāra offers the Māyā cave.
सर्गः ५३ — In which Hanumān, fearing Aṅgada seizes kingship, divides his followers and frightens him with Lakṣmaṇa arrows toward return.
सर्गः ५४ — In which Aṅgada calls Sugrīva faithless and cruel, sends farewell to Rumā and Tārā, and lies fasting while monkeys join him.
सर्गः ५५ — In which vulture Sampāti eyes fasting monkeys as food, and Aṅgada mourning Jaṭāyu death for Sītā shakes the bereaved brother.
सर्गः ५६ — In which Aṅgada, bringing Sampāti down from the peak, tells of Jaṭāyu death, Rāma friendship, lost month in Māyā cave, and fasting resolve.
सर्गः ५७ — In which Sampāti mourns Jaṭāyu, recalls shielding him from the sun, and reveals Laṅkā a hundred yōjanas south holding captive Sītā.
सर्गः ५८ — In which Jāmbavān presses Sampāti, who tells how son Supārśva saw Rāvaṇa bearing Sītā and bids strong monkeys act without delay.
सर्गः ५९ — In which Sampāti, bathed and ringed by monkeys, recalls reviving after six nights and seeking sage Niśākara amid beasts and blossoms.
सर्गः ६० — In which Sampāti tells Niśākara how he and Jaṭāyu raced the sun, how he shielded Jaṭāyu, and how burnt he fell death-longing on Vindhya.
सर्गः ६१ — In which sage Nishakara promises Sampati new wings, foretells Rama and Sita fate, and bids him guide the coming monkey searchers.
सर्गः ६२ — In which Sampati, recounting a hundred-year wait, sprouts new wings and speeds the rejoicing monkeys onward to seek Sita.
सर्गः ६३ — In which the monkeys reach the impassable ocean, fall into despair, and hear Angada call for one leaper of a hundred yojanas.
सर्गः ६४ — In which the chiefs measure their leaps, Angada doubts his return, and Jambavan reserves him while turning to Hanuman.
सर्गः ६५ — In which Jambavan recalls Hanuman wind-born birth, sun-leap, broken jaw, and Brahma boons to rouse him for the leap.
सर्गः ६६ — In which Hanuman, praised to giant form, vows to find Sita, ascends Mahendra, and shakes the mountain before the leap.
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