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Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

अयोध्याकाण्ड

The Exile

119 sargas total · 4,330 shlokas · Seeded: Yes

Featured Sargas

Sarga 151 shlokas
Daśaratha Resolves to Crown Rāma
रामाभिषेकव्यवसायः

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

Sarga 254 shlokas
The Assembly Approves
परिषदनुमोदनम्

pariṣadanumodanam — word-by-word gloss for all 54 shlokas.

Sarga 349 shlokas
Counsel to the Son
पुत्रानुशासनम्

putrānuśāsanam — word-by-word gloss for all 49 shlokas.

Sarga 445 shlokas
A Mother's Blessing
मात्राशीःपरिग्रहः

mātrāśīḥparigrahaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 45 shlokas.

Sarga 526 shlokas
The Vow-Observance Prescribed
व्रतचर्याविधानम्

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

Sarga 628 shlokas
The City Rejoices
पौरोत्सेकः

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

Sarga 736 shlokas
Mantharā's Lament
मन्थरापरिदेवनम्

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

Sarga 839 shlokas
Mantharā's Whispering
मन्थरोपजापः

mantharopajāpaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 39 shlokas.

Sarga 966 shlokas
Plotting Rāma's Exile
रामप्रवासनोपायचिन्ता

rāmapravāsanopāyacintā — word-by-word gloss for all 66 shlokas.

Sarga 1040 shlokas
Daśaratha Pleads with Kaikeyī
कैकेय्यनुनयः

kaikeyyanunayaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 40 shlokas.

Sarga 1129 shlokas
Kaikeyī Insists on Two Boons
वरद्वयनिर्बन्धः

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

Sarga 12114 shlokas
Daśaratha Tries to Turn Kaikeyī
कैकेयीनिवर्तनप्रयासः

kaikeyīnivartanaprayāsaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 114 shlokas.

Sarga 1326 shlokas
Daśaratha's Lament
दशरथविलापः

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

Sarga 1468 shlokas
Kaikeyī Reproached
कैकेय्युपालम्भः

kaikeyyupālambhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 68 shlokas.

Sarga 1549 shlokas
Sumantra Sent for Rāma
सुमन्त्रप्रेषणम्

sumantrapreṣaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 49 shlokas.

Sarga 1648 shlokas
Rāma Sets Out
रामप्रस्थानम्

rāmaprasthānam — word-by-word gloss for all 48 shlokas.

Sarga 1722 shlokas
Rāma Arrives
रामागमनम्

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

Sarga 1841 shlokas
The Exile Decreed
वनवासनिदेशः

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

Sarga 1940 shlokas
Rāma's Pledge
रामप्रतिज्ञा

rāmapratijñā — word-by-word gloss for all 40 shlokas.

Sarga 2055 shlokas
Kausalyā's Cry
कौसल्याक्रन्दः

kausalyākrandaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 55 shlokas.

Sarga 2164 shlokas
Kausalyā and Lakṣmaṇa Counselled
कौसल्यालक्ष्मणप्रतिबोधनम्

kausalyālakṣmaṇapratibodhanam — word-by-word gloss for all 64 shlokas.

Sarga 2230 shlokas
The Power of Fate
दैवप्राबल्यम्

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

Sarga 2341 shlokas
Lakṣmaṇa's Anger
लक्ष्मणक्रोधः

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

Sarga 2438 shlokas
Kausalyā's Grief Consoled
कौसल्यार्तिसमाश्वासनम्

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

Sarga 2547 shlokas
A Mother's Blessing for the Journey
मातृस्वस्त्ययनम्

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

Sarga 2638 shlokas
Sītā Asked to Stay
सीताप्रत्यवस्थापनम्

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

Sarga 2723 shlokas
Sītā's Resolve as a Faithful Wife
पतिव्रताध्यवसायः

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

Sarga 2826 shlokas
The Hardships of the Forest Explained
वनदुःखप्रतिबोधनम्

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

Sarga 2924 shlokas
Sītā Insists on Following
वनानुगमनयाच्ञानिर्बन्धः

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

Sarga 3047 shlokas
Sītā's Request Granted
वनगमनाभ्युपपत्तिः

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

Sarga 3137 shlokas
Lakṣmaṇa Permitted to Follow
लक्ष्मणवनानुगमनाभ्यनुज्ञा

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

Sarga 3245 shlokas
Wealth Given Away
वित्तविश्राणनम्

vittaviśrāṇanam — word-by-word gloss for all 45 shlokas.

Sarga 3331 shlokas
The Citizens Speak
पौरवाक्यम्

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

Sarga 3461 shlokas
Daśaratha Consoled
दशरथसमाश्वासनम्

daśarathasamāśvāsanam — word-by-word gloss for all 61 shlokas.

Sarga 3537 shlokas
Sumantra Rebukes Kaikeyī
सुमन्त्रगर्हणम्

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

Sarga 3633 shlokas
Siddhārtha's Counsel
सिद्धार्थप्रतिबोधनम्

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

Sarga 3737 shlokas
Vasiṣṭha's Anger over the Bark Garments
चीरपरिग्रहनिमित्तवसिष्ठक्रोधः

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

Sarga 3818 shlokas
The People's Outcry
जनाक्रोशः

janākrośaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 18 shlokas.

Sarga 3941 shlokas
Farewell before the Forest
वनगमनापृच्छा

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

Sarga 4051 shlokas
The Citizens Follow
पौराद्यनुव्रज्या

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

Sarga 4121 shlokas
The City in Turmoil
नगरसङ्क्षोभः

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

Sarga 4235 shlokas
Daśaratha's Cry
दशरथाक्रन्दः

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

Sarga 4321 shlokas
Kausalyā's Lament
कौसल्यापरिदेवितम्

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

Sarga 4431 shlokas
Sumitrā Consoles Kausalyā
सुमित्राश्वासनम्

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

Sarga 4533 shlokas
The Citizens' Entreaty
पौरयाचनम्

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

Sarga 4634 shlokas
The Citizens Beguiled
पौरमोहनम्

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

Sarga 4719 shlokas
The Citizens Turn Back
पौरनिवृत्तिः

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

Sarga 4837 shlokas
The Lament of the City's Women
पौराङ्गनाविलापः

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

Sarga 4918 shlokas
The Countryfolk's Outcry
जानपदाक्रोशः

jānapadākrośaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 18 shlokas.

Sarga 5051 shlokas
Meeting with Guha
गुहसङ्गतम्

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

Sarga 5127 shlokas
Guha and Lakṣmaṇa Keep Watch
गुहलक्ष्मणजागरणम्

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

Sarga 52102 shlokas
Crossing the Gaṅgā
गङ्गातरणम्

gaṅgātaraṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 102 shlokas.

Sarga 5335 shlokas
Rāma's Lament
रामविलापः

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

Sarga 5443 shlokas
Arrival at Bharadvāja's Hermitage
भरद्वाजाश्रमाभिगमनम्

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

Sarga 5534 shlokas
Crossing the Yamunā
यमुनातरणम्

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

Sarga 5638 shlokas
Dwelling at Citrakūṭa
चित्रकूटनिवासः

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

Sarga 5734 shlokas
Sumantra Returns
सुमन्त्रोपावर्तनम्

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

Sarga 5837 shlokas
Rāma's Message Reported
रामसन्देशाख्यानम्

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

Sarga 5934 shlokas
Daśaratha's Lament
दशरथविलापः

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

Sarga 6023 shlokas
Kausalyā Consoled
कौसल्यासमाश्वासनम्

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

Sarga 6127 shlokas
Kausalyā's Reproach
कौसल्योपालम्भः

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

Sarga 6221 shlokas
Kausalyā Appeased
कौसल्याप्रसादनम्

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

Sarga 6356 shlokas
The Tale of the Sage's Son Slain
ऋषिकुमारवधाख्यानम्

ṛṣikumāravadhākhyānam — word-by-word gloss for all 56 shlokas.

Sarga 6479 shlokas
Daśaratha's Death
दशरथदिष्टान्तः

daśarathadiṣṭāntaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 79 shlokas.

Sarga 6529 shlokas
Wailing in the Inner Palace
अन्तःपुराक्रन्दः

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

Sarga 6629 shlokas
The Body Laid in Oil
तैलद्रोण्यधिशयनम्

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

Sarga 6738 shlokas
The Plight of a Kingless Land
अराजकदुरवस्थावर्णनम्

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

Sarga 6822 shlokas
Envoys Sent
दूतप्रेषणम्

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

Sarga 6921 shlokas
Bharata's Ill Dream
भरतदुःस्वप्नः

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

Sarga 7030 shlokas
Bharata Sets Out
भरतप्रस्थानम्

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

Sarga 7147 shlokas
Arrival at Ayodhyā
अयोध्यागमनम्

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

Sarga 7254 shlokas
Bharata's Anguish
भरतसन्तापः

bharatasantāpaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 54 shlokas.

Sarga 7328 shlokas
Bharata Condemns Kaikeyī
कैकेयीगर्हणम्

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

Sarga 7436 shlokas
Bharata Upbraids Kaikeyī
कैकेय्याक्रोशः

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

Sarga 7565 shlokas
Bharata's Oath
भरतशपथः

bharataśapathaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 65 shlokas.

Sarga 7623 shlokas
Daśaratha's Funeral Rites
दशरथौर्ध्वदैहिकम्

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

Sarga 7726 shlokas
Lament of Bharata and Śatrughna
भरतशत्रुघ्नविलापः

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

Sarga 7826 shlokas
Kubjā Thrown Down
कुब्जाविक्षेपः

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

Sarga 7917 shlokas
The Ministers' Plea Refused
सचिवप्रार्थनाप्रतिषेधः

sacivaprārthanāpratiṣedhaḥ — word-by-word gloss for all 17 shlokas.

Sarga 8022 shlokas
Preparing the Road
मार्गसंस्कारः

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

Sarga 8116 shlokas
The Assembly Hall
सभास्थानम्

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

Sarga 8232 shlokas
The Army Set in Motion
सेनाप्रस्थापनम्

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

Sarga 8326 shlokas
Bharata Leaves for the Forest
भरतवनप्रस्थानम्

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

Sarga 8418 shlokas
Guha's Approach
गुहागमनम्

guhāgamanam — word-by-word gloss for all 18 shlokas.

Sarga 8522 shlokas
Meeting Guha
गुहसमागमः

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

Sarga 8625 shlokas
Guha's Account
गुहवाक्यम्

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

Sarga 8724 shlokas
Questions about Rāma's Bed
रामशयनादिप्रश्नः

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

Sarga 8830 shlokas
Looking at the Bed
शय्यानुवीक्षणम्

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

Sarga 8923 shlokas
Crossing the Gaṅgā
गङ्गातरणम्

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

Sarga 9024 shlokas
At Bharadvāja's Hermitage
भरद्वाजाश्रमनिवासः

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

Sarga 9184 shlokas
Bharadvāja's Hospitality
भरद्वाजातिथ्यम्

bharadvājātithyam — word-by-word gloss for all 84 shlokas.

Sarga 9239 shlokas
Leave of Bharadvāja
भरद्वाजामन्त्रणम्

bharadvājāmantraṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 39 shlokas.

Sarga 9327 shlokas
Seeing the Forest of Citrakūṭa
चित्रकूटवनप्रेक्षणम्

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

Sarga 9427 shlokas
Citrakūṭa Described
चित्रकूटवर्णना

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

Sarga 9519 shlokas
The Mandākinī Described
मन्दाकिनीवर्णना

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

Sarga 9630 shlokas
Lakṣmaṇa's Anger
लक्ष्मणक्रोधः

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

Sarga 9731 shlokas
Praise of Bharata's Virtue
भरतगुणप्रशंसा

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

Sarga 9818 shlokas
The Search for Rāma
रामान्वेषणम्

rāmānveṣaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 18 shlokas.

Sarga 9942 shlokas
Meeting Rāma
रामसमागमः

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

Sarga 10076 shlokas
Rāma's Questions on Kingship
कच्चित्सर्गः

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

Sarga 1019 shlokas
News of the Father's Death
पितृदिष्टान्तश्रवणम्

pitṛdiṣṭāntaśravaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 9 shlokas.

Sarga 10249 shlokas
Offering of Water
निवापदानम्

nivāpadānam — word-by-word gloss for all 49 shlokas.

Sarga 10332 shlokas
Meeting the Mothers
मातृदर्शनम्

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

Sarga 10427 shlokas
Dialogue of Rāma and Bharata
रामभरतसंवादः

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

Sarga 10546 shlokas
Rāma's Words
रामवाक्यम्

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

Sarga 10635 shlokas
Bharata's Plea
भरतवचनम्

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

Sarga 10719 shlokas
Rāma's Reply
रामप्रतिवचनम्

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

Sarga 10818 shlokas
Jābāli's Argument
जाबालिवाक्यम्

jābālivākyam — word-by-word gloss for all 18 shlokas.

Sarga 10939 shlokas
In Praise of Truth
सत्यप्रशंसा

satyapraśaṃsā — word-by-word gloss for all 39 shlokas.

Sarga 11036 shlokas
The Ikṣvāku Lineage Recounted
इक्ष्वाकुवंशकीर्तनम्

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

Sarga 11132 shlokas
Counsel to Bharata
भरतानुशासनम्

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

Sarga 11231 shlokas
The Sandals Given
पादुकाप्रदानम्

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

Sarga 11324 shlokas
The Sandals Received
पादुकाग्रहणम्

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

Sarga 11431 shlokas
Entry into Ayodhyā
अयोध्याप्रवेशः

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

Sarga 11527 shlokas
Dwelling at Nandigrāma
नन्दिग्रामनिवासः

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

Sarga 11626 shlokas
Report of Khara's Harassment
खरविप्रकरणकथनम्

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

Sarga 11728 shlokas
Praise of Sītā's Fidelity
सीतापातिव्रत्यप्रशंसा

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

Sarga 11854 shlokas
Receiving Divine Ornaments
दिव्यालङ्कारग्रहणम्

divyālaṅkāragrahaṇam — word-by-word gloss for all 54 shlokas.

Sarga 11922 shlokas
Entering the Daṇḍaka Forest
दण्डकारण्यप्रवेशः

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