| Specifications |
| Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan | |
| Author C. RAJAGOPALACHARI | |
| Language: English | |
| Pages: 998 | |
| Cover: PAPERBACK | |
| 7x5 INCH | |
| Weight 700 gm | |
| Edition: 2019 | |
| ISBN: 9788172764821, 9788172764760 | |
| HAX182 |
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| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| KULAPATI'S PREFACE | v | |
| KULAPATI'S SUPPLEMENTARY PREFACE | viii | |
| AUTHOR'S PREFACE | ix | |
| AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION | xii | |
| AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION | xvii | |
| NOTE FOR PRONUNCIATION | ||
| RAAMAAYANE | xviii | |
| THE CONCEPTION | 1 | |
| II | SAGE VISWAAMITRA | 4 |
| III | TRISANKU | 11 |
| IV | RAAMA LEAVES HOME | 16 |
| V | RAAMA SLAYS THE MONSTERS | 20 |
| VI | SEETA | 28 |
| VII | BHAGEERATHA AND THE STORY OF GANGA | 33 |
| VIII | AHALYA | 38 |
| IX | RAAMA WINS SEETA'S HAND | 43 |
| X | PARASURAMA'S DISCOMFITURE | 46 |
| XI | FESTIVE PREPARATIONS | 51 |
| XII | MANTHARA'S EVIL COUNSEL | 55 |
| XIII | KAIKEYI SUCCUMBS | 64 |
| XIV | WIFE OR DEMON? | 72 |
| XV | BEHOLD A WONDER! | 79 |
| XVI | STORM AND CALM | 87 |
| XVII | SEETA'S RESOLVE | 94 |
| XVIII | TO THE FOREST | 104 |
| XIX | ALONE BY THEMSELVES | 112 |
| XX | CHITRAKOOTA | 119 |
| XXI | A MOTHER'S GRIEF | 123 |
| XXII | IDLE SPORT AND TERRIBLE RESULT | 126 |
| XXIII | LAST MOMENTS | 130 |
| XXIV | BHARATA ARRIVES | 134 |
| XXV | INTRIGUE WASTED | 143 |
| XXVI | BHARATA SUSPECTED | 152 |
| XXVII | THE BROTHERS MEET | 163 |
| XXVIII | BHARATA BECOMES RAAMA'S DEPUTY | 170 |
| XXIX | VIRAADHA'S END | 178 |
| XXX | TEN YEARS PASS | 187 |
| XXXI | THE SOORPANAKHA EPISODE | 193 |
| XXXII | KAMBANS SOORPANAKHA | 201 |
| XXXIII | KHARA AND IDS ARMY LIQUIDATED | 206 |
| XXXIV | THE PATH OF RUIN | 212 |
| XXXV | THE GOLDEN STAG | 221 |
| XXXVI | THE GOOD BIRD JATAAYU | 229 |
| XXXVII | CLOSELY GUARDED | 238 |
| XXXVIII | RAAMA DISCONSOLATE | 245 |
| XXX1X | A SECOND FATHER DIES | 251 |
| XL | LEFT EYELIDS THROB | 257 |
| XLI | HE SEES HER JEWELS | 267 |
| XLII | SUGREEVA'S DOUBTS CLEARED | 270 |
| XLIII | THE SLAYING OF VAALI | 276 |
| XLIV | TAARA'S GRIEF | 282 |
| XLV | ANGER AND RECONCILIATION | 288 |
| XLVI | THE SEARCH BEGINS | 296 |
| XLVII | SON OF VAAYU | 305 |
| XLVIII | THE SEARCH IN LANKA | 314 |
| XLIX | SEETA IN THE ASOKA PARK | 322 |
| L | RAVANA'S SOLICITATION | 328 |
| LI | FIRST AMONG THE ASTUTE | 335 |
| LIT | SEETA COMFORTED | 341 |
| LIII | SEETA AND HANUMAAN | 350 |
| LIV | INVITING BATTLE | 357 |
| LV | THE TERRIBLE ENVOY | 360 |
| LVI | HANUMAAN BOUND | 364 |
| LVII | LANKA IN FLAMES | 369 |
| LVIll | A CARNIVAL | 376 |
| LIX | THE TIDINGS CONVEYED | 381 |
| LX | THE ARMY MOVES FORWARD | 385 |
| LXI | ANXIETY IN LANKA | 389 |
| LXII | RAAVANA CALLS A COUNCIL AGAIN | 395 |
| LXIII | VIBHEESHANA | 399 |
| LXIV | THE VAANARAS' DOUBT | 404 |
| LXV | THE DOCTRINE OF SURRENDER AND GRACE | 410 |
| LXVI | THE GREAT CAUSEWAY | 415 |
| LXVII | THE BATTLE BEGINS | 422 |
| LXVIII | SEETA'S JOY | 426 |
| LXIX | SERPENT DARTS | 431 |
| LXX | RAAVANA'S DEFEAT | 437 |
| LXXI | THE GIANT IS ROUSED | 443 |
| LXXII | IS THIS NAARAAYANA HIMSELF? | 449 |
| LXXIll | THE DEATH OF INDRAJIT | 453 |
| LXXIV | END OFRAAVANA | END |
| LXXV | THE 465 | |
| EPILOGUE | 472 | |
| GLOSSARY | 478 |
















| Ganapati, the Scribe | 1 | |
| I | Devavrata | 5 |
| II | Bhishma’s Vow | 9 |
| III | Amba and Bhishma | 13 |
| IV | Devayani and Kacha | 18 |
| V | The Marriage of Devayani | 24 |
| VI | Yayati | 30 |
| VII | Vidura | 33 |
| VIII | Kunti Devi | 36 |
| IX | Death of Pandu | 38 |
| X | Bhima | 40 |
| XI | Karna | 43 |
| XII | Drona | 48 |
| XIII | The Wax Palace | 52 |
| XIV | The Escape of the Pandavas | 56 |
| XV | The Slaying of Bakasura | 61 |
| XVI | Draupadi’s Swayamvara | 68 |
| XVII | Indraprastha | 74 |
| XVIII | The Saranga Birds | 80 |
| XIX | Jarasandha | 85 |
| XX | The Slaying of Jarasandha | 88 |
| XXI | The First Honour | 92 |
| XXII | Sakuni Comes In | 96 |
| XXIII | The Invitation | 100 |
| XXIV | The Wager | 104 |
| XXV | Draupadi’s Grief | 110 |
| XXVI | Dhritarashtra’s Anxiety | 116 |
| XXVII | Krishna’ Vow | 121 |
| XXVIII | Pasupata | 124 |
| XXIX | Affliction is Nothing New | 129 |
| XXX | Agastya | 133 |
| XXXI | Rishyasringa | 138 |
| XXXII | Fruitless Penance: Story of Yavakrida | 144 |
| XXXIII | Yavakrida’s End | 147 |
| XXXIV | Mere Learning is not Enough | 150 |
| XXXV | Ashtavakra | 153 |
| XXXVI | Bhima and Hanuma | 157 |
| XXXVII | I am no Crane | 163 |
| XXXVIII | The Wicked are Never Satisfied | 166 |
| XXXIX | Duryodhana Disgraced | 169 |
| XL | Sri Krishna’s Hunger | 173 |
| XLI | The Krishna’s Hunger | 177 |
| XLII | Domestic Service | 185 |
| XLIII | Virtue Vindicated | 191 |
| XLIV | Matsya Defended | 196 |
| XLV | Prince Uttara | 201 |
| XLVI | Promise Fulfilled | 206 |
| XLVII | Virata’s Delusion | 212 |
| XLVIII | Taking Counsel | 218 |
| XLIX | Arjuna’s Charioteer | 224 |
| L | Salya Against His Nephews | 227 |
| LI | Vritra | 231 |
| LII | Nahusha | 235 |
| LIII | Sanjaya’s Mission | 240 |
| LIV | Not a Needle-Point of Territory | 245 |
| LV | Krishna’s Mission | 249 |
| LVI | Attachment and Duty | 255 |
| LVII | The Pandava Generalissimo | 259 |
| LVIII | The Kaurava Generalissimo | 262 |
| LIX | Balarama | 263 |
| LX | Rukmini | 265 |
| LXI | Non-Co-operation | 269 |
| LXII | Krishna Teaches | 272 |
| LXIII | Yudhishthira Seeks Benediction | 275 |
| LXIV | The First Day’s Battle | 278 |
| LXV | The Second Day | 281 |
| LXVI | The Third Day’s Battle | 285 |
| LXVII | The Fourth Day | 289 |
| LXVIII | The Fifth Day | 292 |
| LXIX | The Sixth Day | 296 |
| LXX | The Seventh Day | 299 |
| LXXI | The Eighth Day | 303 |
| LXXII | The Ninth Day | 307 |
| LXXIII | The Passing of Bhishma | 310 |
| LXXIV | Karna and the Grandsire | 313 |
| LXXV | Drona in Command | 316 |
| LXXVI | To Seize Yudhishthira Alive | 318 |
| LXXVII | The Twelfth Day | 322 |
| LXXVIII | Brave Bhagadatta | 327 |
| LXXIX | Abhimanyu | 333 |
| LXXX | The Death of Abhimanyu | 339 |
| LXXXI | A Father’s Grief | 342 |
| LXXXII | The Sindhu King | 346 |
| LXXXIII | Borrowed Armour | 351 |
| LXXXIV | Yudhishthira’s Misgivings | 355 |
| LXXXV | Yudhishthira’s Fond Hope | 359 |
| LXXXVI | Karna and Bhima | 362 |
| LXXXVII | Pledge Respected | 367 |
| LXXXVIII | Bhurisravas’ End | 371 |
| LXXXIX | Jayadratha Slain | 376 |
| XC | Drona Passes Away | 380 |
| XCI | The Death of Karna | 385 |
| XCII | Duryodhana | 390 |
| XCIII | The Pandavas Reproached | 395 |
| XCIV | Aswatthama | 400 |
| XCV | Avenged | 404 |
| XCVI | Who can Give Solace? | 406 |
| XCVII | Yudhishthira’s Anguish | 410 |
| XCVIII | Yudhishthira Comforted | 413 |
| XCIX | Envy | 415 |
| C | Utanga | 419 |
| CI | A Pound of Flour | 422 |
| CII | Yudhishthira Rules | 428 |
| CIII | Dhritarashtra | 430 |
| CIV | The Passing Away of the Three | 434 |
| CV | Krishna Passes Away | 436 |
| CVI | Yudhishthira’s Final Trial | 439 |
| Glossary | 445 |












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