Śrīmad Vālmīki Rāmāyana (English Translation)

Yuddhakānda - Canto 79 31.07.2024 8:55 ↓

Death of Makarāksa at the hands of Śrī Rāma.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 78 31.07.2024 6:10 ↓

Makarāksa sets out for an encounter under orders of Rāvana.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 77 31.07.2024 6:13 ↓

Nikumbha’s death at the hands of Hanumān.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 76 31.07.2024 20:12 ↓

Death of Kampana and Prajangha at the hands of Angada, of Śonitāksa at the hands of Dwivida, of Yūpāksa at the hands of Mainda and of Kumbha at the hands of Sugrīva.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 75 28.07.2024 14:48 ↓

Lankā is set fire to by the monkeys, on which a terrible conflict ensues between the ogres and the monkeys.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 74 28.07.2024 20:06 ↓

Under instructions from Jāmbavān, the lord of bears, Hanumān fetched a hillock covered with celestial herbs; and inhaling the odour of those herbs, Śrī Rāma, Laksmana and all the monkeys regained their normal health.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 73 28.07.2024 18:51 ↓

A missile presided over by Brahmā and shot by Indrajit renders Śrī Rāma and Laksmana as well as the whole army of monkeys unconscious.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 72 28.07.2024 6:21 ↓

Rāvana feels anxious for the safety of Lankā and enjoins the ogres to guard the city jealously.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 71 26.07.2024 26:57 ↓

Atikāya puts up a fierce fight and is killed by Laksmana.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 70 26.07.2024 15:26 ↓

Death of Devāntaka and Triśirā at the hands of Hanumān, of Mahodara at the hands of Nīla and of Mahāpārśwa at the hands of Rsabha.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 69 26.07.2024 23:47 ↓

Rāvana’s sons and brothers sally forth for an encounter and Narāntaka meets with his death at the hands of Angada.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 68 26.07.2024 7:36 ↓

Rāvana’s lament over Kumbhakarna’s fall.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 67 26.07.2024 45:25 ↓

Kumbhakarna’s terrible encounter with Śrī Rāma and death at his hands.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 66 25.07.2024 10:22 ↓

Angada reassures and rallies the monkeys scared away by Kumbhakarna; their carnage at the hands of Kumbhakarna puts them to flight again and Angada restores them to confidence once more.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 65 25.07.2024 12:30 ↓

Kumbhakarna’s sally for an encounter.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 64 25.07.2024 9:01 ↓

Mahodara twits Kumbhakarna and suggests to Rāvana a device to achieve his end without a struggle.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 63 25.07.2024 13:07 ↓

Kumbhakarna twits Rāvana for all his misdeeds and, reassuring him, shows his determination for a conflict.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 62 25.07.2024 7:20 ↓

Kumbhakarna enters the palace of Rāvana, who warns him of the danger from Śrī Rāma and urges him to destroy the enemy's army.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 61 25.07.2024 8:47 ↓

Vibhīsana acquaints Śrī Rāma with Kumbhakarna and the monkeys take up their position firmly at the gates of Lankā for an encounter under orders of Śrī Rāma.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 60 24.07.2024 21:59 ↓

The slumbering Kumbhakarna is roused by the ogres under orders of their king, who felt disconsolate at his own defeat, and the monkeys get alarmed to see the former.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 59 24.07.2024 43:00 ↓

Disconsolate at the death of Prahasta, Rāvana himself appears on the battle-field for an encounter. After a tough fight with Sugrīva, Laksmana, Hanumān and Nīla, Ranvana meets Śrī Rāma and, sustaining an ignominious defeat at the latter’s hands and escaping with his life, withdraws to Lankā.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 58 24.07.2024 14:32 ↓

Nīa kills Prahasta.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 57 24.07.2024 11:19 ↓

Under orders of Rāvana, Prahasta sallies forthwith a large army for the battlefield.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 56 24.07.2024 7:55 ↓

Hanumān kills Akampana.

Yuddhakānda - Canto 55 24.07.2024 6:26 ↓

Akampana and other ogres appear on the field of battle under orders of Rāvana and wage a deadly conflict with the monkeys.