Valmiki and Tulsidas
The Ramayana behind the film
Read the scenes in Valmiki's Sanskrit and Tulsidas's Awadhi, then carry one line into your week.
- In cinemas from 5 Nov 2026
- Diwali, 8 Nov
अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलमनिर्वेदः परं सुखम्। भूयस्तत्र विचेष्यामि न यत्र विचयः कृतः॥
anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlamanirvedaḥ paraṃ sukham | bhūyastatra viceṣyāmi na yatra vicayaḥ kṛtaḥ
Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sarga 12
Ramayana: Part 1 is in cinemas from 5 November 2026 and reportedly tells the story up to Sita's abduction. In the texts, that is Bal, Ayodhya and Aranya Kand, in Valmiki's Ramayana and in Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. Start with a scene you remember from the trailer and see which text it comes from.
Start here
- Ramayana, in the originalFind out which film scenes Valmiki tells and which come from later tellings.
- Seven mornings after the filmA line each morning for the week after you see it, ending with the Bhagavad Gita.
- The homecoming behind DiwaliRam’s return to Ayodhya, as Valmiki and Tulsidas tell it.
- Valmiki and Tulsidas, side by sideHow the two texts differ, and what the film draws on.
- हिंदी में पढ़ेंThe scene checks and the homecoming, with Hindi meanings.
What Part 1 covers in the text
Bal Kand
Ram’s birth, his training with Vishvamitra, Ahalya, and the bow at Mithila.
Ayodhya Kand
The coronation that never happens, Kaikeyi’s two boons, the exile, and Bharat’s refusal.
Aranya Kand
The forest years, Shurpanakha, the golden deer, Sita’s abduction and Jatayu’s fight.
Lines to keep
Keep one for the week ahead, or send one to a friend who is seeing the film.
निगृह्य रोषं शोकं च धैर्यमाश्रित्य केवलम्
nigṛhya roṣaṃ śokaṃ ca dhairyamāśritya kevalam
Hold back your anger and your grief, and lean on steadiness alone.
Ram to Lakshman · Valmiki Ramayana 2.22
कुलीनमकुलीनं वा वीरं पुरुषमानिनम्। चारित्रमेव व्याख्याति शुचिं वा यदि वाशुचिम्॥
kulīnamakulīnaṃ vā vīraṃ puruṣamāninam | cāritrameva vyākhyāti śuciṃ vā yadi vāśucim
Conduct alone shows who is noble or low, brave or boastful, clean or unclean.
Ram to Jabali · Valmiki Ramayana 2.109
काहु न कोउ सुख दुख कर दाता। निज कृत करम भोग सबु भ्राता॥
kāhu na kou sukha dukha kara dātā | nija kṛta karama bhoga sabu bhrātā
No one is the giver of anyone’s joy or sorrow, brother. Each of us lives out what we have done.
Lakshman to Guha · Ramcharitmanas, Ayodhya 92
निज दुख गिरि सम रज करि जाना। मित्रक दुख रज मेरु समाना॥
nija dukha giri sama raja kari jānā | mitraka dukha raja meru samānā
A friend treats his own mountain of trouble as dust, and his friend's speck of trouble as a mountain.
Ram to Sugriva · Ramcharitmanas, Kishkindha 7
Seven mornings, one line each, for what you are going through. Week 1 is free.
Start Week 1 freeSources and method
Valmiki lines are from the Sanskrit Valmiki Ramayana; references give the kanda and sarga, which match the Gita Press edition. Shloka numbers differ between printed editions, so each line also carries its Wisdom line id. Tulsidas lines are from the Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi; where a doha number is given it follows the Gita Press, Gorakhpur edition, and where we could not yet confirm the number we give only the kand.
The English is Wisdom's own. For Valmiki we checked our wording against M. N. Dutt's public-domain translation (1891 to 1894). Readings follow traditional commentary. Wisdom translation, edited by Ankur Shukla. Commentary AI-drafted, human-reviewed.
What we say about the film comes only from its published trailers and press reports, linked where we use them. We have not seen the film.