janma = birth; rāmasya = Lord Rāma’s; sumahat = the extreme greatness of; vīryam = His prowess; sarva-anukūlatām = His obedience to all; lokasya = for all; priyatām = Him being the object of love; kṣāntim = His forgiveness; saumyatām = His pleasing nature; satya-śīlatām = His truthfulness; nānā-citra-kathāḥ ca = many astonishing histories; anyāḥ = other; viśvāmitra-samāgame = in the association of Viśvāmitra; jānakyāḥ = of Jānakī; ca = and others; vivāham ca = the wedding; dhanuṣaḥ ca = the Lord Śiva’s bow; vibhedanam = breaking of; rāma-rāma-vivādam ca = the dispute between Paraśurāma and Rāmacandra; guṇān  = excellent qualities; dāśaratheḥ tathā= of the son of Daśaratha; tathā abhiṣekam = the preparations for;coronation; tathā rāmasya = for Lord Rāma’s; kaikeyyāḥ = Kaikeyī’s; duṣṭa-bhāvatām = evil nature; vighātam ca =her obstruction; abhiṣekasya = of the coronation; rāmasya ca = Lord Rāma’s; vivāsanam = exile; rājñaḥ = King Daśaratha’s; śoka-vilāpam ca = words of lamentation; para-lokasya ca = to the next world; āśrayam = his departure; prakṛtīnām = the citizens; viṣādam ca = lamentation; prakṛtīnām ca = the citizens; visarjanam = Lord Rāma’s sending back [to Ayodhyā]; niṣāda adhipa-saṁvādam = His conversation with Guha, the chief of the niṣādas; sūta-upāvartanam tathā = and His sending back His charioteer [to Ayodhyā]; gaṅgāyāḥ  ca api = the Gaṅgā; santāram = His crossing over; bharadvājasya = Bharadvāja; darśanam = meeting; bharadvāja-abhyanujñānāt = with the permission of Bharadvāja; citrakūṭasya = Citrakūṭa; darśanam = going; vāstu-karma = construction of a house in accordance with vāstu-śāstra; viveśam ca = His entrance into the house in accordance with the scriptural regulations; bharata-āgamanam tathā = Bharata’s arrival; prasādanam ca = pleasing [Rāma]; rāmasya = Śrī Rāma’s; pituḥ ca = for His father Daśaratha; salila-kriyām = offering of oblations; paduka-agrya-abhiṣekam = Bharatha ‘s coronation of Lord Rāma’s excellent shoes; nandigrāma-nivāsanam = [Bharata’s] residence at Nandigrāma; daṇḍakāraṇya-gamanam = Lord Rāma’s departure to Daṇḍakāraṇya; virādhasya = of Virādha; vadham tathā = the killing; darśanam = His meeting; śarabhaṅgasya = Śarabhaṅga; sutīkṣṇena ca = Sutīkṣṇa; abhisaṅgamam = [His] meeting; anasūyā-sahāsyām = Sītā-devī’s meeting Anasūyā; api = with; aṅga-rāgasya ca = of sandalwood; arpaṇam = and offering; agastya-darśanam ca eva = Lord Rāma’s meeting Agastya; jaṭāyoḥ = Jaṭāyu; abhisaṅgamam = meeting; pañcavaṭyāḥ ca = Pañcavaṭī; gamanam = departure to; śūrpaṇakhyāḥ = Śūrpaṇakhā; ca = and; darśanam = meeting; śūrpaṇakhyāḥ ca= with Śūrpaṇakhā; ca = and; saṁvādam = His conversation with Śūrpaṇakhā; virūpa-karaṇam = disfiguring her; tathā = and; vadham = the killing; khara-triśirasoḥ = of Khara and Triśirā; utthānam = departure; rāvaṇasya ca = Rāvaṇa’s; mārīcasya = of Mārīca; vadham ca eva = the killing; vaidehyāḥ = of Sītā; haraṇam tathā = the kidnapping; rāghavasya = Śrī Rāmacandra’s; vilāpam ca = lamentation; gṛdhra-rāja-nibarhaṇam = the killing of Jaṭāyu, the king of vultures; kabandha-darśanam ca api = Lord Rāma’s meeting Kabandha; pampāyāḥ ca api = to Pampā; darśanam = His visit; śabaryāḥ = Śabarī; darśanam ca eva= meeting; hanūmad-darśanam = and Hanumān; tathā = and; vilāpam ca eva = lamentation; pampāyām = near Pampā rāghavasya = of Lord Rāghava; mahā-ātmanaḥ = the great soul; ṛśyamūkasya = to Ṛśyamūka; gamanam = His departure; sugrīveṇa = Sugrīva; samāgamam = meeting; pratyaya-utpādanam = creating faith; sakhyam = His friendship with Sugrīva; vāli-sugrīva-vigraham = the duel of Vālī and Sugrīva; vāli-pramathanam ca eva = the killing of Vālī; sugrīva-pratipādanam = granting Sugrīva the kingdom; tārā-vilāpam = Tārā’s lamentation; samayam = agreement between Sugrīva and Lord Rāma; varṣa-rātra-nivāsanam = Lord Rāma’s wait during the days and nights of the rainy season; kopam = the anger; rāghava-siṁhasya = of the lion of the Rāghavas at Sugrīva; balānām = of the forces; upasaṅgraham = the gathering in search of Sītā-devī; diśaḥ = in all directions; prasthāpanam ca eva = Sugrīva’s sending them out; pṛthivyāḥ ca = about the earth; nivedanam = information; aṅgulīyaka-dānam ca = Lord Rāma’s granting of His ring to Hanumān; ṛkṣasya bila-darśanam = the discovery of the Ṛkṣa-bila cave by the monkeys; prāya-upaveśanam ca api = monkey’s fasting till death; sampāteḥ ca eva = Sampāti, the elder brother of Jaāyu; darśanam = meeting; parvata-ārohaṇam ca api = Hanumān’s climbing on top of a mountain; sāgarasya ca = the ocean; laṅghanam = crossing over; samudra-vacanāt = by the order of the ocean; ca eva = others; mainākasya ca = of Maināka; darśanam = his sight; rākṣasī-tarjanam ca eva = roaring of the rākṣasī; chāyāgrāhasya = of his shadow being arrested; darśanam = Hanumān’s sight; siṁhikāyāḥ = of Siṁhikā; nidhanam = his killing; laṅkā-malaya-darśanam = his sight of the mountain range of Laṅkā; rātrau = at night laṅkā-praveśam ca = his entrance into Laṅkā; ekasya ca = his solitary; vicintanam = contemplation; āpāna-bhūmi-gamanam = his entrance into the drinking area; avarodhasya = the inner quarters; darśanam = his sight of; darśanaṁ = his sight of; rāvaṇasya api = Rāvaṇa; puṣpakasya ca= the Puṣpaka; darśanam = [his] sight of; aśoka-vanikā-yānam = Hanumān’s departure to the Aśoka-vanikā; sītāyāḥ ca eva = of Śrī Sītā; darśanam = his sight; abhijñāna-pradānam ca = his presentation of the ring for recognition; sītāyāḥ ca= with Śrī Sītā-devī; abhibhāṣaṇam = his conversation; rākṣasī-tarjanam ca eva = the rākṣasī’s torments of Sītā; trijaṭā-svapna-darśanam = Trijaṭā’s dream; maṇi-pradānam = giving Hanumān a jewel; sītāyaḥ = Sītā’s; vṛkṣa-bhaṅgam tathā eva ca= tearing apart the trees of Aśoka-vanikā; rākṣasī-vidravaṁ ca eva = the flee of the rākṣasīs; kiṅkarāṇām = of Rāvaṇa’s soldiers; nibarhaṇam = his killing; pañcasenā-āgrya-nidhanam = his killing of five frontline soilders; sapta-mantri-nibarhaṇam =  seven ministers; tathā akṣasya api = and Akṣa; nidhanam = and his destruction; toraṇasya = of the gate; vibhañjanam = and his destruction; grahaṇam = the arrest; vāyu-sūnoḥ ca = of the son of Vāyu; laṅkā-dāha-abhigarjanam = the terrifying cries on seeing Laṅkā being burnt; pratiplavanam eva = his return leap across the ocean; atha madhūnām = of honey; haraṇam tathā = the stealing; by the monkeys; rāghavasya = of Lord Rāghava; āśvāsanam ca eva= Hanumān’s consolation; maṇi-niryātanam tathā = and granting Him the jewel saṅgamam ca = Rāma’s meeting; samudreṇa = the ocean; nala-setoḥ ca bandhanam = Nala constructing a bridge; pratāram ca = crossing; samudrasya = of the ocean; rātrau = by the night; laṅkā avarodhanam = the siege of Laṅkā; vibhīṣaṇena = Vibhīṣaṇa; saṁsargam = Rāma’s meeting vadha-upāya-nivedanam = Vibhīṣaṇa telling Him of the means of killing Indrajit and others; kumbhakarṇasya = of Kumbhakarṇa; nidhanam = killing; meghanāda-nibarhaṇam = and Meghanāda; rāvaṇasya = of Rāvaṇa; vināśam ca = the destruction; sītā-avāptim = recovery of Sītā-devī; areḥ = in His enemy’s pure = city; vibhīṣaṇa-abhiṣekam ca= the coronation of Vibhīṣaṇa; puṣpakasya ca darśanam = the sight of Puṣpaka; ayodhyāyāḥ ca gamanam = [Rāma’s] departure to Ayodhya; bharatena= with Bharata; samāgamam= his meeting; rāma-abhiṣeka-abhyudayam = the great festival of the coronation of Lord Rāma; sarva-sainya-visarjanam = the dismissal of all armed forces; sva-rāṣṭra-rañjanam ca eva= Lord Rāma’s pleasing His kingdom; vaidehyāḥ ca = Sītā-devī; visarjanam = and abandoning; anāgatam ca yat kiñcit = and of something of what would be; rāmasya = [performed] by Lord Rāma; vasudhā-tale = on earth; tat cakāra = described; uttare kāvye = as recorded in the later part of the poem; vālmīkiḥ = Vālmīki; bhagavān = powerful; ṛṣiḥ = the great sage.