Resources

Commentaries, translations, and references for studying the Ramayana

Translations & Texts

Valmiki Ramayana PDF (Sushila Bhatnagar Translation)

Ramayan Ke Jyoti Stambh — translated by Smt. Sushila Bhatnagar

Ramayana by Rajagopalachari

Ramayana in prose by C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji)

Romesh Dutt's Ramayana

Ramayana and Mahabharata in poetry by Romesh Dutt

Sundara Kanda — Hanuman's Odyssey

Sundara Kanda in English poetry by Sri B. S. Murthy

Ayodhya Kanda in Prose

Translation of Ayodhya Kanda in prose

Ramayana Epic Commentary

An excellent commentary on Valmiki Ramayana in English

Ramayana Institute

International Ramayana Institute of North America

International Ramayana Conference

Minutes from the XIIth International Ramayana Conference

SriVaishnava Ramayana

Ramayana in the SriVaishnava community tradition

Kamba Ramayana Introduction

An introduction to Kamba Ramayana, the Tamil version by Kambar

Thai Ramakien

Influence of Ramayana in Thai art and culture

Indonesian Ramayana

The Indonesian Kakawin Ramayana tradition

Tulasidas Ramayana (Ramcharitmanas)

Tulasidas Ramayana in Awadhi Hindi

Berkeley Ramayana Links

Ramayana links from UC Berkeley

HinduNet Ramayana

E-texts of different Ramayana versions

Gorakhpur : Gita Press, Srimad Valmiki Ramayana (1998)
Lahore : D.A.V. College, Ramayana (1928-1947)
Bombay : Gujarati Printing Press, Ramayan of Valmiki (1914-1920)
Bombay : Lakshmi Venkateswara Mudranalaya, Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam (1935)
Mysore : University of Mysore, Oriental Research Institute, Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam (1960)
Baroda : Oriental Institute, The Valmiki Ramayana : Critical Edition (1960-1975)
Hari Prasad Shastri, The Ramayana of Valmiki (1957)
C. Rajagopalachari, Ramayana (1951)
Swami Venkatasananda, The Concise Ramayana (1988)
Karnamrita Dasa, Srimad Ramayana (1990)
Swami Tapasyananda, Sundara Kandam of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana (1991)
Robert Goldman, The Ramayana of Valmiki: An Epic of Ancient India (1984)
Satya Vrat, The Ramayana - A Linguistic Study (1964)