Structure of Valmiki Ramayan

Here you can find how the Sacred Ramayan is organised in the Valmiki Ramayan

1. Bala Kanda
Book of the young Rama which details the miraculous birth of Rama, his early life in Ayodhya, his slaying of the demons of the forest at the request of Vishvamitra and his wedding with Sita.

2. Ayodhya Kanda
Book of Ayodhya in which Dasharath comes to grief over his promise to Kaikeyi and the start of Rama's exile.

3. Aranya Kanda
Book of the Forest which describes Rama's life in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.

4. Kishkindya Kanda
Book of Kishkinda, the Vanara kingdom in which Rama befriends Sugriva and the Vanara army and begins the search
for Sita.

5. Sundar Kanda
Book of Sundar (Hanuman) in which Hanuman travels to Lanka and finds Sita imprisoned there and brings back the good news to Raam.

6. Yuddha Kanda
Book of the War, which narrates the Rama-Ravana war and the return of the successful Rama to Ayodhya and his coronation.

7. Uttar Kanda
Epilogue, which details the life of Rama and Sita after their return to Ayodhya, Sita's banishment and how Sita and Rama pass on to the next world.