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Ramayana · Book V

Ramayana, Book V: Sundara Kāṇḍaसुन्दरकाण्डम्

55 cantos of Griffith’s English verse; 35 of them beside the Sanskrit sarga they translate. The Sanskrit book has 68 sargas.

Canto I · Hanumán’s Leapwith Sanskrit sarga 1 Canto II · LankáEnglish only Canto III · The Guardian GoddessEnglish only Canto IV · Within The CityEnglish only Canto VI · The CourtEnglish only Canto VII · Rávan’s PalaceEnglish only Canto VIII · The Enchanted CarEnglish only Canto IX · The Ladies’ BowerEnglish only Canto X · Rávan AsleepEnglish only Canto XI · The Banquet Hallwith Sanskrit sarga 11 Canto XII · The Search Renewedwith Sanskrit sarga 12 Canto XIII · Despair And Hopewith Sanskrit sarga 13 Canto XIV · The Asoka Grovewith Sanskrit sarga 14 Canto XV · Sítáwith Sanskrit sarga 15 Canto XVI · Hanumán’s Lamentwith Sanskrit sarga 16 Canto XVII · Sítá’s Guardwith Sanskrit sarga 17 Canto XVIII · Rávanwith Sanskrit sarga 18 Canto XIX · Sítá’s Fearwith Sanskrit sarga 19 Canto XX · Rávan’s Wooingwith Sanskrit sarga 20 Canto XXI · Sítá’s Scornwith Sanskrit sarga 21 Canto XXII · Rávan’s Threatwith Sanskrit sarga 22 Canto XXIII · The Demons’ Threatswith Sanskrit sarga 23 Canto XXIV · Sítá’s Replywith Sanskrit sarga 24 Canto XXV · Sítá’s Lamentwith Sanskrit sarga 25 Canto XXVI · Sítá’s Lamentwith Sanskrit sarga 26 Canto XXVII · Trijatá’s Dreamwith Sanskrit sarga 27 Canto XXX · Hanumán’s Deliberationwith Sanskrit sarga 30 Canto XXXI · Hanumán’s Speechwith Sanskrit sarga 31 Canto XXXII · Sítá’s Doubtwith Sanskrit sarga 32 Canto XXXIII · The Colloquywith Sanskrit sarga 33 Canto XXXIV · Hanumán’s Speechwith Sanskrit sarga 34 Canto XXXV · Hanumán’s Speechwith Sanskrit sarga 35 Canto XXXVI · Ráma’s Ringwith Sanskrit sarga 36 Canto XXXVII · Sítá’s Speechwith Sanskrit sarga 37 Canto XXXVIII · Sítá’s Gemwith Sanskrit sarga 38 Canto 41 · The Ruin Of The Grovewith Sanskrit sarga 41 Canto 42 · The Giants Rousedwith Sanskrit sarga 42 Canto 43 · The Ruin Of The Templewith Sanskrit sarga 43 Canto 44 · Jambumáli’s Deathwith Sanskrit sarga 44 Canto 45 · The Seven Defeatedwith Sanskrit sarga 45 Canto 46 · The Captainswith Sanskrit sarga 46 Canto 47 · The Death Of Akshawith Sanskrit sarga 47 Canto 48 · Hanumán Capturedwith Sanskrit sarga 48 Canto 49 · RávanEnglish only Canto 50 · Prahasta’s QuestionsEnglish only Canto 51 · Hanumán’s ReplyEnglish only Canto 52 · Vibhishan’s SpeechEnglish only Canto 53 · The PunishmentEnglish only Canto 54 · The Burning Of LankáEnglish only Canto 55 · Fear For SítáEnglish only Canto 56 · Mount ArishtaEnglish only Canto 57 · Hanumán’s ReturnEnglish only Canto 58 · The Feast Of HoneyEnglish only Canto 65 · The TidingsEnglish only Canto 66 · Ráma’s SpeechEnglish only

About this book

Griffith’s numbering skips cantos 5, 28, 29, 39, 40, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64: this translation has no English for them.
English only (no sure match with a Sanskrit sarga): cantos 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 65, 66. 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.