सर्गः १ — In which Rāma hails Hanumān as matchless servant, gives him an embrace for finding Sītā, and sinks brooding over the impassable ocean
सर्गः २ — In which Sugrīva scolds Rāma for common grief, vows monkeys will cross the sea and kill the foe, and bids him choose anger over sorrow
सर्गः ३ — In which Rāma seeks Laṅkā fort plans from Hanumān, who describes walls, moats, gate armies and ruined bridges, then calls for swift departure
सर्गः ४ — In which Rāma arrays Nīla, R̥ṣabha and rear guards, marches the shouting host to the shore, and halts to counsel crossing the shoreless sea
सर्गः ५ — In which Rāma confesses growing grief to Lakṣmaṇa, burns remembering abducted Sītā, dreams of slaying Rāvaṇa, and worships at sunset
सर्गः ६ — In which Rāvaṇa, shamed by Hanumān havoc, preaches three grades of men and counsels, then asks his chiefs how to meet Rāma
सर्गः ७ — In which boastful Rākṣasas list Rāvaṇa victories over Kubēra, Nāgas, Dānavas and Death, scorn fear of men, and promise Rāma death
सर्गः ८ — In which Prahasta, Durmukha, Vajradaṃṣṭra, Nikumbha and Vajrahanu each vow single-handed to devour the monkey host and slay Rāma
सर्गः ९ — In which roaring chiefs seize weapons to kill Rāma while Vibhīṣaṇa checks them, pleads timely valor, and begs return of Sītā before ruin
सर्गः १० — In which Rāvaṇa brands Vibhīṣaṇa kin-traitor for wholesome plea, and Vibhīṣaṇa soars with four comrades refusing to watch Rāma arrows kill his brother
सर्गः ११ — In which Vibhishana arrives with four followers seeking refuge, Sugriva cries treachery, and ministers debate while Hanuman reads his guileless face
सर्गः १२ — In which Rama vows never to abandon a friend-comer, recalls dove and Kandu law of refuge, and grants Vibhishana fearlessness
सर्गः १३ — In which Rama crowns surrendered Vibhishana as Lanka king, asks how to cross the ocean, and lies on kusha grass awaiting reply
सर्गः १४ — In which the ocean scorns three nights of worship, and wrathful Rama strings his bow to dry its waters with fiery shafts
सर्गः १५ — In which the ocean offers Nala as bridge-builder, monkeys fill the sea with trees and rocks, and gods bless Rama crossing
सर्गः १६ — In which Ravana sends Shuka and Sarana to spy the countless host, Rama releases them laughing, and they counsel returning Sita
सर्गः १७ — In which Ravana swears never to return Sita, surveys the endless host from his palace, and hears Sarana name Nila, Angada and fellow chiefs
सर्गः १८ — In which Sarana names bear lord Dhumra, wise Jambavan, Kesari, Shatabali and countless mountain-bodied hosts thirsting for Lanka
सर्गः १९ — In which Shuka points to Mainda, Dvivida, sun-snatching Hanuman, Rama, Lakshmana, Vibhishana and garlanded Sugriva craving battle
सर्गः २० — In which Ravana banishes enemy-praising spies, sends new watchers to learn Rama habits, and hears the mauled survivors tell of Suvela
सर्गः २१ — In which Śārdūla, beaten by monkeys and spared by Rāma, names the monkey chiefs while Rāvaṇa refuses to yield Sītā
सर्गः २२ — In which Rāvaṇa stages a sorcerer's false head and bow to convince grieving Sītā that Rāma and his host lie slain
सर्गः २३ — In which Sītā wails over the seeming head of Rāma and seeks death, till war business calls Rāvaṇa away
सर्गः २४ — In which kindly Saramā unmasks the false head and heartens Sītā with Rāma's camp and coming rescue
सर्गः २५ — In which Saramā spies on Rāvaṇa and brings Sītā word of his fixed resolve and Rāma's destined vengeance
सर्गः २६ — In which aged Mālyavān reads the bloody omens and begs Rāvaṇa to render Sītā and seek peace
सर्गः २७ — In which Rāvaṇa spurns Mālyavān's counsel, swears never to bend, and mans Laṅkā gates for war
सर्गः २८ — In which spies map Laṅkā gates and Rāma arrays Nīla and Aṅgada and Hanumān for assault
सर्गः २९ — In which Rāma climbs Suvēla with his host, sights Laṅkā aloft, and rests under moonlight before battle
सर्गः ३० — In which the host sports through Laṅkā groves while Rāma gazes on golden gated Trikūṭa crowned city
सर्गः ३१ — In which Rāma marks dread omens, besieges Laṅkā gate by gate, and sends Aṅgada who delivers his ultimatum and shatters Rāvaṇa palace tower
सर्गः ३२ — In which Rāvaṇa beholds Laṅkā girt by countless monkeys, orders his armies out, and godlike slaughter rages on the ramparts
सर्गः ३३ — In which champions meet in single combats, Aṅgada wrecks Indrajit, Rāma beheads four, and monkeys mangle the night-roaming foe
सर्गः ३४ — In which night confuses friend and foe, Rāma clears the quarters with arrows, and vanished Indrajit rains unseen shafts
सर्गः ३५ — In which hidden Indrajit eludes sky-searching monkeys, binds Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with snake arrows, and fells them senseless
सर्गः ३६ — In which exulting Indrajit claims Rāma dead before Laṅkā, and Vibhīṣaṇa checks Sugrīva despair and rallies the scattered host
सर्गः ३७ — In which Rāvaṇa sets Sītā in Puṣpaka to behold fallen Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, and she deems her husband dead
सर्गः ३८ — In which Sītā counts her blissful marks false over fallen Rāma, and Trijaṭā proves the brothers live and brings her home
सर्गः ३९ — In which reviving Rāma mourns Lakṣmaṇa as dead, vows to follow him, and bids Sugrīva bear the host home
सर्गः ४० — In which Vibhīṣaṇa laments and Suṣeṇa seeks herbs, till Garuḍa scatters the snakes, heals the brothers, and monkeys rally
सर्गः ४१ — In which Rāvaṇa learns Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa escaped the arrow bond and hurls Dhūmrākṣa west past bleeding omens toward Hanumān
सर्गः ४२ — In which monkeys and demons trade trees for arrows while Hanumān wrecks Dhūmrākṣa chariot and splits his skull
सर्गः ४३ — In which Rāvaṇa looses Akampana past evil omens into dust blinded slaughter where Kumuda and Nala storm the vanguard
सर्गः ४४ — In which Akampana scatters the monkeys until Hanumān breaks his mountain and brains him with a tree
सर्गः ४५ — In which Rāvaṇa vows no escape but war, Prahasta pledges his life, and rolls east amid jackals and falling goads
सर्गः ४६ — In which monkey chiefs behead Prahasta ministers before Nīla wrecks his horses and splits his head with rock
सर्गः ४७ — In which Rāvaṇa fells Sugrīva and Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa until Rāma rides Hanumān, strips his chariot and crown, and lets him live
सर्गः ४८ — In which beaten Rāvaṇa recalls Brahmā warning and rouses snoring Kumbhakarṇa with meat mountains and thousand drums
सर्गः ४९ — In which Vibhīṣaṇa tells how Brahmā doomed devouring Kumbhakarṇa to sleep while Nīla bars the gates with boulders
सर्गः ५० — In which Kumbhakarṇa strides flower strewn to Rāvaṇa palace to find him begging rescue from Rāma bridge crossed host
सर्गः ५१ — In which laughing Kumbhakarṇa lectures grieving Rāvaṇa on forethought and statecraft, endures sharp rebuke, and vows to slay Rāma and scatter the monkey host
सर्गः ५२ — In which Mahōdara scolds boastful Kumbhakarṇa, praises Rāvaṇa wisdom, and plots to win despairing Sītā by false news of Rāma death
सर्गः ५३ — In which scorned Kumbhakarṇa rebukes Mahōdara, takes blazing spear with Rāvaṇa blessings, swells mountainlike despite dire omens, and marches roaring from Laṅkā to scatter the monkey host
सर्गः ५४ — In which steadfast Aṅgada shames fleeing monkeys, leads rock and tree assault on Kumbhakarṇa, and rallies the chiefs to stand
सर्गः ५५ — In which Hanumān and five chiefs fall before Kumbhakarṇa, Sugrīva is seized and bites free, and Rāma at last severs his arms feet and head
सर्गः ५६ — In which Rāvaṇa mourns fallen Kumbhakarṇa, recalls spurned Vibhīṣaṇa counsel, and sinks in grief
सर्गः ५७ — In which Triśiras rebukes grieving Rāvaṇa, marches with four sons and two uncles to battle, and Aṅgada slays Narāntaka in duel
सर्गः ५८ — In which Dēvāntaka Mahōdara and Triśiras beset Aṅgada, and Hanumān Nīla and R̥ṣabha slay Dēvāntaka Mahōdara Triśiras and Mahāpārśva
सर्गः ५९ — In which giant Atikāya terrifies the monkeys, scorns boy Lakṣmaṇa, and falls to his Brāhma arrow after Vāyu counsel
सर्गः ६० — In which Indrajit consoles mourning Rāvaṇa, wins fire with Nikumbhilā rites, and fells unseen Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with Brāhma shafts
सर्गः ६१ — In which Vibhīṣaṇa steadies routed monkeys, Jāmbavān sends Hanumān to Himālaya for four herbs, and fallen hosts rise healed
सर्गः ६२ — In which Sugrīva sends torch monkeys to burn Laṅkā while Rāvaṇa looses Kumbha and Nikumbha into roaring night battle
सर्गः ६३ — In which Aṅgada brains Kampana with a peak while Sugrīva breaks Kumbha bow and fells him with a vajra fist
सर्गः ६४ — In which Nikumbha whirls his blazing parigha until Hanumān breaks free, crushes him, and twists off his head
सर्गः ६५ — In which Rāvaṇa sends Khara son Makarākṣa to kill Rāma, and Makarākṣa rolls out boasting amid falling banners and stumbling horses
सर्गः ६६ — In which Makarākṣa demands duel for slain father Khara until Rāma cuts his bow, spear and burns his heart with fire
सर्गः ६७ — In which Indrajit feeds fire, vanishes in a charmed car, and bloodies Rāma Lakṣmaṇa while Rāma checks Lakṣmaṇa Brāhma vow
सर्गः ६८ — In which Indrajit sets weeping false Sītā on his car and swords her before Hanumān, who breaks in grief
सर्गः ६९ — In which Hanumān rallies runners, misses Indrajit with a rock, and withdraws to tell Rāma while fire drinks blood
सर्गः ७० — In which Hanumān tells Rāma of Sītā death, Rāma falls senseless, and Lakṣmaṇa scorns dharma and vows burning Laṅkā
सर्गः ७१ — In which Vibhīṣaṇa finds Rāma senseless over false Sītā slaughter and urges sending Lakṣmaṇa before Nikumbhilā rite succeeds
सर्गः ७२ — In which Rāma accepts Vibhīṣaṇa counsel and sends armed Lakṣmaṇa with monkey bears to stop Indrajit at Nikumbhilā
सर्गः ७३ — In which Lakṣmaṇa storms the demon screen while Hanumān challenges Indrajit and Vibhīṣaṇa marks the Vāsava conqueror for death
सर्गः ७४ — In which Vibhīṣaṇa shows the Nyagrōdha that makes Indrajit invisible and answers traitor taunts with Rāvaṇa faults
सर्गः ७५ — In which boastful Indrajit on his black horse car trades venom shafts and taunts with unboastful Lakṣmaṇa
सर्गः ७६ — In which Lakṣmaṇa strips Indrajit armor while both bleed tirelessly until Vibhīṣaṇa steps to aid him
सर्गः ७७ — In which Vibhīṣaṇa rallies monkeys over fallen chiefs while Lakṣmaṇa unhorses Indrajit and monkeys crush his car
सर्गः ७८ — In which Lakṣmaṇa answers Yama Kubēra and Raudra shafts with Varuṇa and severs Indrajit with truth sworn Indra dart
सर्गः ७९ — In which bloodied Lakṣmaṇa brings severed head news while Rāma embraces him and Suṣēṇa herb heals all
सर्गः ८० — In which son-bereaved Rāvaṇa rushes sword at Sītā in Aśōka while she mourns Rāma Lakṣmaṇa Kausalyā until Supārśva restrains him
सर्गः ८१ — In which Ravana sends his generals against Rama, whose Gandharva weapon multiplies him thousandfold while demons kill their own doubles.
सर्गः ८२ — In which grieving rakshasa widows blame Shurpanakha, list Rama past victories, and foresee Sita devouring Lanka with Ravana.
सर्गः ८३ — In which Ravana, stung by widows wailing, vows revenge, ignores dire omens, and rides out to crush Rama and monkeys.
सर्गः ८४ — In which Sugriva stops the rout, exchanges tree, rock, sword, and fist with Virupaksha, and fells him with a temple blow.
सर्गः ८५ — In which Sugriva meets Mahodara, Ravana last hope, breaks mace, musala, and swords, and severs his helmeted head.
सर्गः ८६ — In which Angada answers Mahaparshva arrow storm with whirling parigha and palm, then bursts his heart with a paternal fist.
सर्गः ८७ — In which Ravana fells Rama tree vowing revenge, burns monkeys with darkness, and duels Rama through serpent and fire arrows.
सर्गः ८८ — In which Ravana, stripped of chariot and driver, spears Lakshmana through the chest, and Rama swears the world shall hold Rama or Ravana alone.
सर्गः ८९ — In which Rama despairs over fallen Lakshmana, Sushena sends Hanuman for herbs, and the revived brother demands Ravana death before sunset.
सर्गः ९० — In which gods send Indra chariot to even the duel, and Rama answers Ravana serpent arrows with swooping golden eagles.
सर्गः ९१ — In which enraged Rāma shatters Rāvaṇa's hurled pike with Indra's javelin and leaves the demon king bleeding like flowering aśōka
सर्गः ९२ — In which Rāma denounces Rāvaṇa for stealing Sītā like a thief and batters him senseless until his charioteer bears him away
सर्गः ९३ — In which Rāvaṇa accuses his charioteer of cowardice, hears his loyal plea for rest, and speeds back to face Rāma
सर्गः ९४ — In which Rāma circles to meet Rāvaṇa's chariot as dreadful omens beset Rāvaṇa and bright victory signs hearten Rāma
सर्गः ९५ — In which both armies watch spellbound as Rāma fells Rāvaṇa's banner and both fill the sky with arrows
सर्गः ९६ — In which Rāma lops a hundred new heads from Rāvaṇa in vain and puzzles over his dulled arrows as battle burns ceaselessly
सर्गः ९७ — In which Mātali prompts Rāma to loose Brahmā's world-fire arrow through Rāvaṇa's heart amid drums and flower rain
सर्गः ९८ — In which Rāvaṇa's queens rush wailing to the field, clasp his corpse, and blame his scorned counsel and stolen Sītā
सर्गः ९९ — In which Mandōdarī mourns Rāvaṇa as Sītā's victim while Rāma bids reluctant Vibhīṣaṇa honor him with funeral fire
सर्गः १०० — In which Rāma dismisses Indra's chariot, crowns Vibhīṣaṇa king of Laṅkā, and sends Hanumān to bear Sītā the victory tidings
सर्गः १०१ — In which Hanuman announces Rama victory to joyful speechless Sita, seeks leave to crush cruel rakshasis, and learns forgiveness from her old verse on compassion
सर्गः १०२ — In which Rama orders bathed Sita brought in state, rebukes Vibhishana for driving away his own people, and receives veiled weeping Sita before wondering friends
सर्गः १०३ — In which Rama claims victory for manliness not Sita, rejects Ravana-touched Sita as intolerable to his lineage, and leaves her trembling like a creeper struck by an elephant trunk
सर्गः १०४ — In which Sita answers Rama harsh words with an oath of chaste heart, asks why she was not abandoned at Hanuman message, and walks into blazing fire before grieving crowds
सर्गः १०५ — In which gods led by Brahma question Rama overlooking Sita in fire, hear his human claim, and reveal him as Narayana Vishnu whose task of Ravana slaying is done
सर्गः १०६ — In which Fire returns pure Sita untouched even in mind, and Rama declares his harsh test meant to vindicate her before the three worlds as shore bounds ocean
सर्गः १०७ — In which Maheshvara sends Rama to Bharata and kingdom, and father Dasharatha descends to embrace his sons lift Kaikeyi curse and instruct Lakshmana and Sita
सर्गः १०८ — In which Rama asks Indra to revive selfless monkeys woundless with unseasonal plenty, and the gods praise him then send him to Ayodhya Bharata and consecration
सर्गः १०९ — In which Rama refuses Vibhishana bath feast and garments without Bharata, chooses swift Ayodhya return, and receives the described divine Pushpaka seized from Kubera
सर्गः ११० — In which Rama rewards monkeys honours allies and bids farewell to Kishkindha and Lanka, then yields to their wish to see Ayodhya anointing and boards all in sky-rising Pushpaka
सर्गः १११ — In which Rāma, soaring home in Puṣpaka, points out Laṅkā, the sea bridge, Kiṣkindhā and exile landmarks to Sītā above brightening Ayōdhyā.
सर्गः ११२ — In which Bharadvāja, knowing Rāma exile war and return by tapas, hosts him overnight and ripens the Ayōdhyā road trees.
सर्गः ११३ — In which Rāma dispatches Hanumān to probe Bharata mind and Hanumān greets Guha before finding bark-clad Bharata awaiting him.
सर्गः ११४ — In which Hanumān, asked how Rāma met monkeys, recounts exile, abduction, leap, war and Puṣpaka return before tomorrow meeting.
सर्गः ११५ — In which Bharata decks the road, welcomes Puṣpaka-borne Rāma with kin and city, takes back pādukās and sees the vimāna released.
सर्गः ११६ — In which Bharata returns the burden, Rāma is anointed with Sītā, honors vānaras and Hanumān, and establishes a disease-free golden reign.
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