🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.16.40
Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 16 · Verse 40
Place in the Rāmāyaṇa
- This is verse 40 of Sarga 16 in Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa (Kāṇḍa 2 of 7)
- Kāṇḍa theme: Rāma's coronation aborted by Kaikeyī · 14-year vanavāsa begins · Daśaratha's death from grief · Bharata's pādukā-rāj at Nandigrāma · the maryādā-puruṣottama discipline activated
- Total ślokas in this Kāṇḍa: 4,307
Continue the Pāṭha
Read the complete Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa Sarga 16 (47 ślokas), return to the Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa sarga index, or enter the Rāmcharitamānas companion reading.
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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.16.40. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-17, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/16/40
Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.16.40." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-17. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/16/40.
MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.16.40." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/16/40.
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