Life at Panchavati

A leaf hut at Panchavati, old Jatayu's friendship, a winter morning, and the first shadow over the forest.

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Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda
Sargas 11–13 (Agastya's advice to settle at Panchavati, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda
3.14.3
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda
3.14.34 (Jatayu's offer to guard Sita, paraphrased)

Translation

Vidya working translation, pending scholar review

Terms of use

Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

3.15.7, 3.15.20–3.15.29 (Lakshmana builds the hut, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

3.16.27–3.16.36 (Lakshmana's words about Bharata and Kaikeyi, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

3.16.37

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

Sargas 17–31 (Shurpanakha, Khara and the news reaching Ravana, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

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