Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents viii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xv
5. Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xvii
6. Part I. Introduction
7. 1. Prelude to the Ayodhyākāṇḍa 3
8. 2. Synopsis of the Ayodhyākāṇḍa 6
9. 3. The Central Issues 9
10. 4. A Problem of Narrative and Its Significance 25
11. 5. The Philosophy 33
12. 6. Aesthetic and Literary-Historical Considerations 37
13. 7. The Characters 48
14. 8. The Women of the Ayodhyākāṇḍa 53
15. 9. Daśaratha 58
16. 10. Rāma 64
17. 11. The Text, Annotations, and Translation 74
18. Part II. Ayodhyākāṇḍa
19. Sarga 1 - Sarga 50 79
20. Sarga 51 - Sarga 111 192
21. Part III. Notes
22. Sarga 1 - Sarga 50 327
23. Sarga 51 - Sarga 111 419
24. Glossary of Important Proper Nouns and Epithets 529
25. Emendations and Corrections of the Critical Edition 533
26. Bibliography of Works Consulted 535
27. Index 549
28. Backmatter 561