॥ श्री राम ॥
The archive, the vision and the curator behind Ramayan · The Eternal Epic
वाल्मीकिरामायणम्
Ramayan · The Eternal Epic is a free, non-commercial educational archive devoted to the Valmiki Ramayana — the Adi Kavya, the first poem, from which all Indian literature descends.
The archive brings together the full Devanagari text of the epic — nearly 20,000 shlokas across the six kandas (Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, Sundara and Yuddha) — together with the story, a character encyclopedia, sacred shlokas, a timeline, a glossary and a quiz, all presented in a serene, readable form.
Our purpose is simple: वदत संस्कृतम्। पठत संस्कृतम्। — "Speak Sanskrit. Study Sanskrit." Every verse is offered for reading, chanting, learning and devotion. The material is free for personal and educational use, and the site is supported by advertising so that the Sanskrit wisdom it carries can remain freely accessible to everyone.
"यावत् स्थास्यन्ति गिरयः सरितश्च महीतले। तावद् रामायणकथा लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति॥"
— Bala Kanda · Sarga 2 — "As long as the mountains stand and the rivers flow, so long shall the story of Rama spread through the world."
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The curator of this archive and of the sister Sanskrit site Samskrita Subhashitam (subhashitam.in), Shri Sayan Santra is a lifelong student and teacher of Sanskrit. He composes these pages with reverence for the tradition and a firm belief that the wisdom of the epics belongs to everyone, freely and forever.
एकं सत्यम्
This archive is one leaf of a wider Sanskrit network curated by Shri Sayan Santra, rooted in the motto वदत संस्कृतम्। पठत संस्कृतम्।
subhashitam.in — a Sanskrit subhashita archive of moral verses with Bengali and English meanings, source citations and share images.
Visit subhashitam.in →This very archive — the Valmiki Ramayana in full Devanagari text, with story, characters and sacred shlokas.
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Yes. The archive is free for educational and personal use. If you are publishing the material commercially, please contact us first and attribute the source.
The text is transcribed from the Valmiki Ramayana as published on sanskritdocuments.org and checked for integrity verse by verse. Sanskrit textual traditions vary by edition and commentary; for scholarly precision, please consult primary texts and qualified teachers.
Yes, most welcome. Corrections, translation feedback and feature ideas are gratefully received — please use the Contact page and include the kanda, sarga and verse number where possible.
The wider Sanskrit family offers study material and a Patrachar course — see the Patrachar page on subhashitam.in for enrolment details.