Scholar / Source Compare
Each seeded verse’s English meaning is synthesized from the translation sources actually cited for that verse — not a fixed panel of scholars. The number of sources varies by kanda and by verse (typically 2, up to 5 for the most cross-checked Bala Kanda verses). Below is an honest count of what is actually present in the data today, not a marketing claim.
| Kanda | Seeded verses | Available translations | Sources per verse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bāla Kāṇḍa | 2116 | Available translations (12 sources) | 1–5 |
| Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa | 10 | Available translations (2 sources) | 2 |
| Araṇya Kāṇḍa | 10 | Available translations (2 sources) | 2 |
| Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa | 10 | Available translations (2 sources) | 2 |
| Sundara Kāṇḍa | 10 | Available translations (2 sources) | 2 |
| Yuddha Kāṇḍa | 20 | Available translations (2 sources) | 2 |
| Uttara Kāṇḍa | 10 | Available translations (2 sources) | 2 |
Example: most cross-checked verse (Bala Kanda)
Shloka 1.1 · 5 sources cited
तपस्स्वाध्यायनिरतं तपस्वी वाग्विदां वरम् । नारदं परिपप्रच्छ वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुङ्गवम् ।।1.1.1।।
Valmiki -- foremost of sages, endlessly devoted to austerity and Vedic study -- put a question to the eloquent, all-knowing Narada: who, in the world today, possesses every virtue at once?
Sources (5)
- ramayana.info
- valmikiramayan.net (Desiraju Hanumanta Rao / K.M.K. Murthy)
- Hari Prasad Shastri, The Ramayana of Valmiki (1952), via wisdomlib.org
- Ralph T. H. Griffith, The Ramayan of Valmiki (1870-74), via Wikisource
- Manmatha Nath Dutt, The Ramayana (1891 prose trans.), via Project Gutenberg
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