Sundara Ramayana (translation and study)

by T. N. Jaya | 2004 | 76,950 words

Summary: This is a study and English translation of the Sundara Ramayana—a Sanskrit Kavya consisting of seven books having 1209 verses composed by the 20th century author Sri Sundaresa Sastri. It represents a condensed version of the original Valmiki Ramayana.

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Sundara Ramayana (translation and study) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

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Preface

Family tree of the Author

+ Chapter 1

. Part 1 - Biography of the Author (Sri Sundaresa Sastri)

. Part 2 - Introduction to the Sundara Ramayana

. Part 3 - The Glory of Valmiki Ramayana

. Part 4 - A brief survey of the works on the Ramayana

. Chapter 1 notes

+ Chapter 2 - Prose Rendering of the poem Sundara Ramayana

. Part 1 - Bala Kanda (English translation)

. Part 2 - Ayodhya Kanda (English translation)