A digital edition

The Rāmcaritamānas

of Gosvāmī Tulsīdās
+Sita Ram+

A permanent, verse-by-verse edition. Every chaupāī, dohā, and śloka — with faithful transliteration, original English and Hindi renderings, and a short editorial note on context. No advertisements. No distractions. The original text remains central.

7 KāṇḍasOriginal translationsGrowing weekly
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Contents

Seven Kāṇḍas. One unbroken text.

The Manas is organised into seven books, from Bāla Kāṇḍa to Uttara Kāṇḍa. This edition is being published in that order.

Kāṇḍa 2
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अयोध्या काण्ड

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

The Book of Ayodhyā

The promise recalled. The exile begun. Bharata’s journey to Chitrakūṭa and his return with the sandals.

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Kāṇḍa 3
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अरण्य काण्ड

Araṇya Kāṇḍa

The Book of the Forest

Years among the sages. Pañcavaṭī. Śūrpaṇakhā. The abduction of Sītā and Jaṭāyu’s final flight.

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Kāṇḍa 4
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किष्किन्धा काण्ड

Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa

The Book of Kiṣkindhā

The meeting with Hanumān. The alliance with Sugrīva. The great search southward.

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Kāṇḍa 5
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सुन्दर काण्ड

Sundara Kāṇḍa

The Beautiful Book

Hanumān’s crossing of the ocean and his message to Sītā in the Aśoka grove.

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Kāṇḍa 6
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लङ्का काण्ड

Laṅkā Kāṇḍa

The Book of War

The bridge, the war, the fall of Rāvaṇa and the reunion.

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Kāṇḍa 7
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उत्तर काण्ड

Uttara Kāṇḍa

The Later Book

The return to Ayodhyā, the coronation, and the closing dialogue on bhakti between Kāgabhuśuṇḍi and Garuḍa.

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A note on the translations

Original text at the centre. Everything else, quietly beside it.

The Devanāgarī text is the Rāmcaritamānas of Tulsīdās (16th century), which is unambiguously in the public domain. All English and Hindi renderings on this site are our own — written to convey the meaning faithfully without reproducing the wording of any earlier published translation. Interpretation is kept optional and always separated from the text.

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A permanent, verse-by-verse edition of the Rāmcaritamānas of Gosvāmī Tulsīdās.

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Contents
  • Bāla Kāṇḍa
  • Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa
  • Araṇya Kāṇḍa
  • Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa
  • Sundara Kāṇḍa
  • Laṅkā Kāṇḍa
  • Uttara Kāṇḍa

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