🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 3.40.16
Araṇya-Kāṇḍa · The Book of the Forest · Sarga 40 · Verse 16
Place in the Rāmāyaṇa
- This is verse 16 of Sarga 40 in Araṇya-Kāṇḍa (Kāṇḍa 3 of 7)
- Kāṇḍa theme: Daṇḍakāraṇya exile · the rishis' āśramas protected · Śūrpaṇakhā's ill-fated visit · Khara-Dūṣaṇa-Triśiras destroyed · Sītā-haraṇa by Rāvaṇa via Mārīca's golden-deer māyā
- Total ślokas in this Kāṇḍa: 2,447
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Read the complete Araṇya-Kāṇḍa Sarga 40 (27 ślokas), return to the Araṇya-Kāṇḍa sarga index, or enter the Rāmcharitamānas companion reading.
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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.40.16. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/40/16
Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.40.16." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/40/16.
MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.40.16." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/40/16.
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