🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.40.16
Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 40 · Verse 16
Place in the Rāmāyaṇa
- This is verse 16 of Sarga 40 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
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Read the complete Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa Sarga 40 (51 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 2.40.16. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-17, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/40/16
Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.40.16." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-17. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/40/16.
MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.40.16." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/40/16.
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