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The Ramayana (/ r ɑː ˈ m ɑː j ə n ə /; [1] [2] Sanskrit: रामायणम्, romanized: Rāmāyaṇam [3]), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other ...
Valmiki (/ v ɑː l ˈ m iː k i /; [2] Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, romanized: Vālmīki, [ʋɑːlmiːki]) [A] was a legendary poet who is celebrated as the traditional author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text itself.
This is a free re-telling of the Valmiki Ramayana. It was awarded the first Jnanpith award in Telugu, for which the poet was later acclaimed as Kavi Samrat. Assam – a) The Assamese Saptakanda Ramayana or Katha Ramayana in the 14th century written by Madhava Kandali .
Vavilikolanu Subba Rao has commenced translating the Valmiki Ramayana in 1902 and completed it by 1908. He intended to dedicate his translation of Valmiki Ramayana to Lord Rama of Vontimitta temple. Narayana Rao says that Andhra Valmiki's Ramayana (Mandaram) was a verse to verse true translation of Valmiki Ramayana in Sanskrit.
Ramayana characters - Rama and Sita enthroned, surrounded by sage Vashishtha and Rama's brothers Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna. Hanuman seated at the feet of Rama. Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit ancient epics (Itihasas) of Hindu literature. It was composed by sage Valmiki. This is a list of important figures that appear in the epic.
Maruti returns from Lanka. The Sundara Kanda forms the heart of Valmiki's Ramayana and consists of a detailed, vivid account of Hanuman's adventures. After learning about Sita, Hanuman assumes a gargantuan form and makes a colossal leap across the ocean to Lanka after defeating Surasa, the mother of the nagas, and Simhika, who is sent by the devatas.
It is a retelling of the Sanskrit work Adhyatma Ramayana in Kilippattu (bird song) format. [2] [3] Ezhuthachan used the Grantha-based Malayalam script to write his Ramayana, although the Vatteluttu writing system was the traditional writing system of Kerala then. [4] Recitation of Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu is very important in Hindu ...
The Ananda Ramayana is authored by Valmiki Maharishi . The text has received little attention from scholars, though in some traditions, it is considered a principal source of Rama stories. [1] Many of the original stories from the Valmiki Ramayana are included in the Ananda Ramayana (though often with minor variations). Its primary significance ...