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Ramayana · Book I

Ramayana, Book I: Bāla Kāṇḍaबालकाण्डम्

75 cantos of Griffith’s English verse; 46 of them beside the Sanskrit sarga they translate. The Sanskrit book has 77 sargas.

Canto I · Náradwith Sanskrit sarga 1 Canto II · Brahmá’s Visitwith Sanskrit sarga 2 Canto III · The Argumentwith Sanskrit sarga 3 Canto IV · The Rhapsodistswith Sanskrit sarga 4 Canto V · Ayodhyáwith Sanskrit sarga 5 Canto VI · The KingEnglish only Canto VII · The MinistersEnglish only Canto VIII · Sumantra’s SpeechEnglish only Canto IX · RishyasringEnglish only Canto X · Rishyasring InvitedEnglish only Canto XI · The Sacrifice DecreedEnglish only Canto XII · The Sacrifice BegunEnglish only Canto XIII · The Sacrifice Finishedwith Sanskrit sarga 14 Canto XIV · Rávan Doomedwith Sanskrit sarga 15 Canto XV · The Nectarwith Sanskrit sarga 16 Canto XVI · The Vánarswith Sanskrit sarga 17 Canto XVII · Rishyasring’s ReturnEnglish only Canto XVIII · Rishyasring’s DepartureEnglish only Canto XIX · The Birth Of The PrincesEnglish only Canto XX · Visvámitra’s VisitEnglish only Canto XXI · Visvámitra’s SpeechEnglish only Canto XXII · Dasaratha’s SpeechEnglish only Canto XXIII · Vasishtha’s SpeechEnglish only Canto XXIV · The SpellsEnglish only Canto XXV · The Hermitage Of Lovewith Sanskrit sarga 23 Canto XXVI · The Forest Of Tádakáwith Sanskrit sarga 24 Canto XXVII · The Birth Of Tádakáwith Sanskrit sarga 25 Canto XXVIII · The Death Of Tádakáwith Sanskrit sarga 26 Canto XXIX · The Celestial Armswith Sanskrit sarga 27 Canto XXX · The Mysterious PowersEnglish only Canto XXXI · The Perfect HermitageEnglish only Canto XXXII · Visvámitra’s SacrificeEnglish only Canto XXXIII · The SoneEnglish only Canto XXXIV · BrahmadattaEnglish only Canto XXXV · Visvámitra’s LineageEnglish only Canto XXXVI · The Birth Of GangáEnglish only Canto XXXIX · The Sons Of Sagarwith Sanskrit sarga 38 Canto XL · The Cleaving Of The EarthEnglish only Canto 41 · KapilEnglish only Canto 42 · Sagar’s SacrificeEnglish only Canto 43 · BhagírathEnglish only Canto 44 · The Descent Of GangáEnglish only Canto 45 · The Quest Of The AmritEnglish only Canto 46 · Diti’s HopeEnglish only Canto 47 · Sumatiwith Sanskrit sarga 47 Canto 48 · Indra And Ahalyáwith Sanskrit sarga 48 Canto 49 · Ahalyá Freedwith Sanskrit sarga 49 Canto 50 · Janakwith Sanskrit sarga 50 Canto 51 · Visvámitrawith Sanskrit sarga 51 Canto 52 · Vasishtha’s Feastwith Sanskrit sarga 52 Canto 53 · Visvámitra’s Requestwith Sanskrit sarga 53 Canto 54 · The Battlewith Sanskrit sarga 54 Canto 55 · The Hermitage Burntwith Sanskrit sarga 55 Canto 56 · Visvámitra’s Vowwith Sanskrit sarga 56 Canto 57 · Trisankuwith Sanskrit sarga 57 Canto 58 · Trisanku Cursedwith Sanskrit sarga 58 Canto 59 · The Sons Of Vasishthawith Sanskrit sarga 59 Canto 60 · Trisanku’s Ascensionwith Sanskrit sarga 60 Canto 61 · Sunahsephawith Sanskrit sarga 61 Canto 62 · Ambarísha’s Sacrificewith Sanskrit sarga 62 Canto 63 · Menakáwith Sanskrit sarga 63 Canto 64 · Rambháwith Sanskrit sarga 64 Canto 65 · Visvámitra’s Triumphwith Sanskrit sarga 65 Canto 66 · Janak’s Speechwith Sanskrit sarga 66 Canto 67 · The Breaking Of The Bowwith Sanskrit sarga 67 Canto 68 · The Envoys’ Speechwith Sanskrit sarga 68 Canto 69 · Dasaratha’s Visitwith Sanskrit sarga 69 Canto 70 · The Maidens Soughtwith Sanskrit sarga 70 Canto 71 · Janak’s Pedigreewith Sanskrit sarga 71 Canto 72 · The Gift Of Kinewith Sanskrit sarga 72 Canto 73 · The Nuptialswith Sanskrit sarga 73 Canto 74 · Ráma With The Axewith Sanskrit sarga 74 Canto 75 · The Parlewith Sanskrit sarga 75 Canto 76 · Debarred From Heavenwith Sanskrit sarga 76 Canto 77 · Bharat’s Departurewith Sanskrit sarga 77

About this book

Griffith’s numbering skips cantos 37, 38: this translation has no English for them.
English only (no sure match with a Sanskrit sarga): cantos 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46. Each of those pages links the nearest sargas.

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English: Ralph T. H. Griffith, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, 5 vols. (London: Trübner & Co.; Benares: E. J. Lazarus and Co., 1870–1874), public domain. Transcription: Project Gutenberg eBook #24869 (Distributed Proofreaders). Sanskrit: Sanskrit Wikisource. The ancient text is public domain; Wikisource page text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.