Valmiki Ramayana Online Class - Yuddha Kanda, Chapters 1 to 19, Session 24

10. Yuddha Kanda
(in a nutshell)
Sargas Issues Discussed
1 – 19 R a m a ’ s p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r t h e w a r ;
Vibhisana saranagati
20 – 42 Bridge built; Rama arrives in Lanka; Ravana’s trick
on Sita; Vanaras lay siege to Lanka
43 – 72 Indrajit puts Nagastra; Fierce battle erupts;
Several demons killed; Kumbhakarna Vadham
73 – 91 Indrajit’s tricks, severe damage to Rama’s army;
Hanuman brings Sanjivini; Another set of
demons killed; Indarjit Vadham;
92 – 108 Final battle between Rama & Ravaṇa; Aditya-
hrudayam by Rama; Lakṣmaṇa injured; Hanuman
brings Sanjivini again; Ravaṇa Vadham
109 - 128 Vibhisana installed as king; Sita’s ordeals; Rama
returns to Ayodhya; Pattabhisekam.

13. Rama & Ravana: Contrasting Personalities
B Mahadevan, IIM Bangalore