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वाल्मीकिरामायणम् — बालकाण्डम्
Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda
The Book of Childhood — birth, education, and marriage of Sri Rama
Itihasa
The Ramayana of Maharishi Valmiki is the adi-kavya — the first poem — composed in 24,000 shlokas across seven kandas. This collection presents the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) with 77 sargas (cantos).
Translator: M. N. Dutt (1894) and Ralph T. H. Griffith (1870–74), public domain — adaptedLicense: Public domain English (Dutt 1894 / Griffith 1870–74). Sanskrit verses are traditional and uncopyrighted.
Contents
Bala Kandaबालकाण्डम्
Origin of the Ramayana, birth of Rama and his brothers, their education with sage Vasishtha, the journey to Mithila with Vishvamitra, and the marriage of Rama to Sita.
- 1Narada's Account of Ramapartial
- 2Origin of the Shlokapartial
- 3Valmiki's Inspirationpartial
- 4Lava and Kusha Recitepartial
- 5Description of Ayodhyapartial
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