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Araṇya Kāṇḍa

अरण्यकाण्ड

The Forest

75 sargas total · 2,470 shlokas · Seeded: Yes

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Sarga 123 shlokas
The Host of Great Sages
महर्षिसङ्घः

maharṣisaṅghaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 23 shlokas.

Sarga 226 shlokas
Virādha Blocks the Way
विराधसंरोधः

virādhasaṃrodhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 26 shlokas.

Sarga 326 shlokas
Virādha Struck Down
विराधप्रहारः

virādhaprahāraḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 26 shlokas.

Sarga 432 shlokas
Virādha Buried
विराधनिखननम्

virādhanikhananam — word-by-word gloss for all 32 shlokas.

Sarga 544 shlokas
Śarabhaṅga Departs for Brahmā's World
शरभङ्गब्रह्मलोकप्रस्थानम्

śarabhaṅgabrahmalokaprasthānam — word-by-word gloss for all 44 shlokas.

Sarga 626 shlokas
The Vow to Slay the Rākṣasas
रक्षोवधप्रतिज्ञानम्

rakṣovadhapratijñānam — word-by-word gloss for all 26 shlokas.

Sarga 724 shlokas
Sutīkṣṇa's Hermitage
सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमः

sutīkṣṇāśramaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 24 shlokas.

Sarga 820 shlokas
Leave of Sutīkṣṇa
सुतीक्ष्णाभ्यनुज्ञा

sutīkṣṇābhyanujñā — word-by-word gloss for all 20 shlokas.

Sarga 933 shlokas
Sītā Speaks of Dharma
सीताधर्मावेदनम्

sītādharmāvedanam — word-by-word gloss for all 33 shlokas.

Sarga 1023 shlokas
Rāma Defends His Vow
रक्षोवधसमर्थनम्

rakṣovadhasamarthanam — word-by-word gloss for all 23 shlokas.

Sarga 1195 shlokas
Agastya's Hermitage
अगस्त्याश्रमः

agastyāśramaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 95 shlokas.

Sarga 1237 shlokas
Meeting Agastya
अगस्त्यदर्शनम्

agastyadarśanam — word-by-word gloss for all 37 shlokas.

Sarga 1328 shlokas
Journey to Pañcavaṭī
पञ्चवटीगमनम्

pañcavaṭīgamanam — word-by-word gloss for all 28 shlokas.

Sarga 1436 shlokas
Meeting Jaṭāyu
जटायुःसङ्गमः

jaṭāyuḥsaṅgamaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 36 shlokas.

Sarga 1531 shlokas
The Leaf Hut at Pañcavaṭī
पञ्चवटीपर्णशाला

pañcavaṭīparṇaśālā — word-by-word gloss for all 31 shlokas.

Sarga 1643 shlokas
Winter Described
हेमन्तवर्णनम्

hemantavarṇanam — word-by-word gloss for all 43 shlokas.

Sarga 1731 shlokas
Śūrpaṇakhā Declares Her Desire
शूर्पणखाभावाविष्करणम्

śūrpaṇakhābhāvāviṣkaraṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 31 shlokas.

Sarga 1826 shlokas
Śūrpaṇakhā Disfigured
शूर्पणखाविरूपणम्

śūrpaṇakhāvirūpaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 26 shlokas.

Sarga 1927 shlokas
Khara's Anger
खरक्रोधः

kharakrodhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 27 shlokas.

Sarga 2026 shlokas
Fourteen Rākṣasas Slain
चतुर्दशरक्षोवधः

caturdaśarakṣovadhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 26 shlokas.

Sarga 2122 shlokas
Khara Incited
खरसन्धुक्षणम्

kharasandhukṣaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 22 shlokas.

Sarga 2226 shlokas
Khara Arms for Battle
खरसंनाहः

kharasaṃnāhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 26 shlokas.

Sarga 2335 shlokas
Evil Portents
उत्पातदर्शनम्

utpātadarśanam — word-by-word gloss for all 35 shlokas.

Sarga 2437 shlokas
Khara's Army Draws Near
रामखरबलसंनिकर्षः

rāmakharabalasaṃnikarṣaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 37 shlokas.

Sarga 2547 shlokas
Khara's Army Crushed
खरसैन्यावमर्दः

kharasainyāvamardaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 47 shlokas.

Sarga 2638 shlokas
Dūṣaṇa and Others Slain
दूषणादिवधः

dūṣaṇādivadhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 38 shlokas.

Sarga 2720 shlokas
Triśiras Slain
त्रिशिरोवधः

triśirovadhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 20 shlokas.

Sarga 2833 shlokas
Khara and Rāma Clash
खररामसम्प्रहारः

khararāmasamprahāraḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 33 shlokas.

Sarga 2928 shlokas
Khara's Mace Shattered
खरगदाभेदनम्

kharagadābhedanam — word-by-word gloss for all 28 shlokas.

Sarga 3041 shlokas
Khara Destroyed
खरसंहारः

kharasaṃhāraḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 41 shlokas.

Sarga 3150 shlokas
Rāvaṇa Learns of Khara's Fate
रावणखरवृत्तोपलम्भः

rāvaṇakharavṛttopalambhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 50 shlokas.

Sarga 3225 shlokas
Śūrpaṇakhā Goes to Rāvaṇa
शूर्पणखोद्यमः

śūrpaṇakhodyamaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 25 shlokas.

Sarga 3324 shlokas
Rāvaṇa Reproached
रावणनिन्दा

rāvaṇanindā — word-by-word gloss for all 24 shlokas.

Sarga 3427 shlokas
Śūrpaṇakhā Urges Sītā's Abduction
सीताहरणोपदेशः

sītāharaṇopadeśaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 27 shlokas.

Sarga 3542 shlokas
Rāvaṇa Returns to Mārīca
मारीचाश्रमपुनर्गमनम्

mārīcāśramapunargamanam — word-by-word gloss for all 42 shlokas.

Sarga 3624 shlokas
Rāvaṇa Seeks an Ally
सहायैषणा

sahāyaiṣaṇā — word-by-word gloss for all 24 shlokas.

Sarga 3725 shlokas
Unwelcome but Wholesome Words
अप्रियपथ्यवचनम्

apriyapathyavacanam — word-by-word gloss for all 25 shlokas.

Sarga 3833 shlokas
The Might of Rāma's Weapons
रामास्त्रमहिमा

rāmāstramahimā — word-by-word gloss for all 33 shlokas.

Sarga 3925 shlokas
Mārīca Refuses to Help
साहाय्यकानभ्युपगमः

sāhāyyakānabhyupagamaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 25 shlokas.

Sarga 4027 shlokas
Mārīca Forced to Take the Deer's Form
मायामृगरूपपरिग्रहनिर्बन्धः

māyāmṛgarūpaparigrahanirbandhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 27 shlokas.

Sarga 4120 shlokas
Rāvaṇa Censured
रावणनिन्दा

rāvaṇanindā — word-by-word gloss for all 20 shlokas.

Sarga 4235 shlokas
Sight of the Golden Deer
स्वर्णमृगप्रेक्षणम्

svarṇamṛgaprekṣaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 35 shlokas.

Sarga 4351 shlokas
Lakṣmaṇa's Doubt Answered
लक्ष्मणशङ्काप्रतिसमाधानम्

lakṣmaṇaśaṅkāpratisamādhānam — word-by-word gloss for all 51 shlokas.

Sarga 4428 shlokas
Mārīca's Deception
मारीचवञ्चना

mārīcavañcanā — word-by-word gloss for all 28 shlokas.

Sarga 4541 shlokas
Sītā's Harsh Words
सीतापारुष्यम्

sītāpāruṣyam — word-by-word gloss for all 41 shlokas.

Sarga 4638 shlokas
Rāvaṇa Received as a Mendicant
रावणभिक्षुसत्कारः

rāvaṇabhikṣusatkāraḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 38 shlokas.

Sarga 4750 shlokas
Sītā Rebukes Rāvaṇa
रावणाधिक्षेपः

rāvaṇādhikṣepaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 50 shlokas.

Sarga 4824 shlokas
Rāvaṇa's Boasting
रावणविकत्थनम्

rāvaṇavikatthanam — word-by-word gloss for all 24 shlokas.

Sarga 4941 shlokas
Sītā Carried Off
सीतापहरणम्

sītāpaharaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 41 shlokas.

Sarga 5028 shlokas
Jaṭāyu Challenges Rāvaṇa
जटायुरभियोगः

jaṭāyurabhiyogaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 28 shlokas.

Sarga 5146 shlokas
Jaṭāyu's Battle with Rāvaṇa
जटायूरावणयुद्धम्

jaṭāyūrāvaṇayuddham — word-by-word gloss for all 46 shlokas.

Sarga 5246 shlokas
Sītā Cries Out
सीताविक्रोशः

sītāvikrośaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 46 shlokas.

Sarga 5326 shlokas
Sītā Reviles Rāvaṇa
रावणभर्त्सनम्

rāvaṇabhartsanam — word-by-word gloss for all 26 shlokas.

Sarga 5430 shlokas
Arrival in Laṅkā
लङ्काप्रापणम्

laṅkāprāpaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 30 shlokas.

Sarga 5537 shlokas
Rāvaṇa Tries to Tempt Sītā
सीताविलोभनोद्यमः

sītāvilobhanodyamaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 37 shlokas.

Sarga 5636 shlokas
A Year's Respite Set
वत्सरावधिकरणम्

vatsarāvadhikaraṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 36 shlokas.

Sarga 5724 shlokas
Rāma Turns Back
रामप्रत्यागमनम्

rāmapratyāgamanam — word-by-word gloss for all 24 shlokas.

Sarga 5820 shlokas
Ill Omens Seen
अनिमित्तदर्शनम्

animittadarśanam — word-by-word gloss for all 20 shlokas.

Sarga 5927 shlokas
Lakṣmaṇa Blamed for Coming
लक्ष्मणागमनविगर्हणम्

lakṣmaṇāgamanavigarhaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 27 shlokas.

Sarga 6038 shlokas
Rāma's Madness of Grief
रामोन्मादः

rāmonmādaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 38 shlokas.

Sarga 6132 shlokas
The Search for Sītā
सीतान्वेषणम्

sītānveṣaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 32 shlokas.

Sarga 6221 shlokas
Rāghava's Lament
राघवविलापः

rāghavavilāpaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 21 shlokas.

Sarga 6320 shlokas
Brooding on Sorrow
दुःखानुचिन्तनम्

duḥkhānucintanam — word-by-word gloss for all 20 shlokas.

Sarga 6476 shlokas
Rāma's Wrath
रामक्रोधः

rāmakrodhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 76 shlokas.

Sarga 6516 shlokas
Plea to Restrain His Wrath
क्रोधसंहारप्रार्थना

krodhasaṃhāraprārthanā — word-by-word gloss for all 16 shlokas.

Sarga 6621 shlokas
Counsel on Right Conduct
औचित्यप्रबोधनम्

aucityaprabodhanam — word-by-word gloss for all 21 shlokas.

Sarga 6729 shlokas
Finding the King of Vultures
गृध्रराजदर्शनम्

gṛdhrarājadarśanam — word-by-word gloss for all 29 shlokas.

Sarga 6838 shlokas
Jaṭāyu's Funeral
जटायुःसंस्कारः

jaṭāyuḥsaṃskāraḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 38 shlokas.

Sarga 6951 shlokas
Seized by Kabandha
कबन्धग्राहः

kabandhagrāhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 51 shlokas.

Sarga 7019 shlokas
Kabandha's Arms Cut Off
कबन्धबाहुच्छेदः

kabandhabāhucchedaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 19 shlokas.

Sarga 7134 shlokas
The Tale of Kabandha's Curse
कबन्धशापाख्यानम्

kabandhaśāpākhyānam — word-by-word gloss for all 34 shlokas.

Sarga 7227 shlokas
How Sītā May Be Found
सीताधिगमोपायः

sītādhigamopāyaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 27 shlokas.

Sarga 7346 shlokas
The Way to Ṛśyamūka
ऋश्यमूकमार्गकथनम्

ṛśyamūkamārgakathanam — word-by-word gloss for all 46 shlokas.

Sarga 7435 shlokas
Śabarī Attains Heaven
शबरीस्वर्गप्राप्तिः

śabarīsvargaprāptiḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 35 shlokas.

Sarga 7530 shlokas
Sight of Pampā
पम्पादर्शनम्

pampādarśanam — word-by-word gloss for all 30 shlokas.