BOOK I BĀLAKĀṆḌA
The book of childhood
BOOK I PAGES 48-49
Rāma And Sītā In The Daṇḍaka Forest
His name is Rāma… All men know of him, for he is self-controlled, mighty, radiant, steadfast and masterful.
BOOK I PAGES 140-141
The God Śiva Receives The Ganges In His Hair
And so, Rāma, the elder Haimavatī, worshipped by all the worlds… plunged from the sky with irresistible force onto Śiva’s gracious head.
BOOK I PAGES 192-193
Rāma Breaks Śiva’s Bow
Then, as though it were mere play to him, the righteous prince, the delight of the Raghus, strung the bow as thousands watched.
BOOK I PAGES 212-213
Return To Ayodhyā
Kausalyā, Sumitrā, fair-waisted Kaikeyī and the king’s other wives busied themselves with receiving the brides.
BOOK II AYODHYĀKĀṆḌA
The book of Ayodhyā
BOOK II PAGES 90-91
Donning The Garb Of The Ascetic
Kaikeyī herself then brought the bark-cloth garments. “Put them on!” she said to Rāghava, unembarrassed before the crowd of people.
BOOK II PAGES 120-121
Crossing The Gaṅgā
“O goddess, you are the river of three paths, you behold the world of Brahmā and show yourself in our world as wife of the ocean king.”
BOOK II PAGES 150-151
The Death Of King Daśaratha
Like a night without stars, like a woman bereft of her husband, the city of Ayodhyā without its great king was cast into gloom.
BOOK III ARANYAKĀṆḌA
The book of the forest
BOOK III PAGES 120-121
The Battle Of Jaṭāyus And Rāvaṇa
But as the bird persevered in his struggle on Rāma’s behalf, Rāvaṅa drew his sword and cut off his wings, feet, and flanks.
BOOK III PAGES 128-129
Sītā Drops Her Jewelry (detail)
The large-eyed, shapely Maithilī dropped her golden silk shawl among them, and her lovely ornaments, in hopes they might tell Rāma.
BOOK III PAGES 140-141
Rāma Searches Desperately For Sītā
Rāma dashed from tree to tree, from river to river, up and down the mountains, lost in lamentation and sinking ever deeper into the muddy waters of grief.
BOOK IV KISKINDHĀKĀṆḌA
The book of Kishkinda, the monkey citadel
BOOK IV PAGES 26-27
Hanumān Approaches Rāma And Lakṣmaṇa
“The lord of monkeys must receive men such as you, for you are intelligent and have subdued both your anger and your passions. How fortunate that you have appeared!”
BOOK IV PAGES 110-111
The Monkey Armies Set Out
“Janaka’s daughter will see by this sign that you have come from me and she will not be afraid, best of monkeys.”
BOOK IV PAGES 148-149
Hanumān Prepares To Cross The Ocean
Endowed with speed, intent on speed that wise and noble monkey, composed his mind and turned his thoughts to Laṇkā.
BOOK V SUNDARAKĀṆḌA
The book of Hanuman or the book of Wonders
BOOK V PAGES 20-21
Hanumān Prepares To Cross The Ocean
BOOK V PAGES 52-53
Sītā In The Aśoka Grove
Deserving only happiness and unaccustomed to calamity, she was consumed with sorrow.
BOOK V PAGES 62-63
Sītā Reminds Rāvaṇa Of His Duties
Sītā placed a straw between Rāvaṅa and herself and said, “Turn your thoughts away from me and fix them on your own wives.”
BOOK V PAGES 104-105
Hanumān Lays Waste To The Aśoka Grove
Then Māruti, furious and terrifying in his valor, began to smash down the trees with the enormous force of his thighs like a raging gale.
BOOK VI YUDDHAKĀṆḌA
The book of War
BOOK VI PAGES 52-53
The Monkeys Build A Causeway Over The Ocean
“A whole host of monkeys has crossed the impassable ocean, and Rāma has done something unprecedented in building a bridge across the sea.”
BOOK VI PAGES 114-115
The Rākṣasa Army
Fearsome-looking rākṣasa leaders, with fearsome eyes and bearing all kinds of weapons, marched forth.
BOOK VI PAGES 184-185
Hanumān Takes The Mountain Of Medicinal Herbs Back To The Himālaya
The son of Vāyu, bearer of scents, swiftly took the mountain of healing herbs back to the Himalayas and then rejoined Rāma.
BOOK VI PAGES 250-251
The Battle Between Rāma And Rāvaṇa
Perceiving those auspicious signs within himself, Rāma, exterminator of the rākṣasas, pressed Rāvaṅa harder still.
BOOK VII UTTARAKĀṆḌA
The book of the next world
BOOK VII PAGES 10-11
Rāma Trônant En Majesté
(Forthcoming English translation)
BOOK VII 106-107
Lakṣmaṇa Conduit Sītā En Exil
(Forthcoming English translation)
BOOK VII PAGES 180-181
Rāma S’immerge Dans Les Flots De La Sarayū
(Forthcoming English translation)
