Ramayana - Valmiki Ramayana in English. Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and Sita, who is captured by Ravan, the King of Ceylon. Rama lays siege to Ceylon and wins back Sita. Divided into Seven Kandas as follows : Book 1 - Bala Kanda ( Book of Youth) [75 chapters] Book 2 - Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) [119 chapters] Book 3 - Aranya Kanda (Book of Forest ) [76 chapters] Book 4 - Kishkindha Kanda (The Empire of Holy Monkeys) [67 chapters] Book 5 - Sundara Kanda