Ramayana by william buck pdf file6/11/2023 ![]() Verses in the Ramayana are written in a 32-syllable meter called anustubh. Thematically, the epic explores the tenets of human existence and the concept of dharma. The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in seven books ( kāṇḍas) and 500 cantos ( sargas), and tells the story of Rama (an Avatar of the Hindu preserver-God Vishnu), whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana. The name Ramayana is a tatpurusha compound of Rāma and ayana ("going, advancing"), translating to " Rama's Journey". ![]() Like the ideal father, ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being the Mahabharata. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon ( smṛti), considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana ( Sanskrit: रामायण, Rāmāyaṇa, IPA: ?) is an ancient Sanskrit epic. Ramayana Scene, Gupta Art, Indian National Museum, New Delhi.
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