"The adventures of Rama. The oldest of the Sanskrit epic poems written by the sage Valmiki. It is supposed to have been composed about five centur... more
The epic tale of Lord Ram's life.
Hindu scripture telling the story of the heroic exploits of Rama, an avatar of the god Vishnu.
Famous Hindu epic (Khmer: 'Reamker'); portraying Rama's struggle to find his consort Sita who is captured by the demon Ravana; thanks to the support of the monkey King Hanuman; scenes from this magnificent tale have been widely used in the ornamentation of temples throughout Southeast Asia.
(rah ma YAH NA) An epic poem from India that tells the whole story of Lord Rama who had been in exile for fourteen years. According to the poem, the people of Ayodhya (in northern India) lit hundred of lamps in honor of his return. Hindus celebrate his return each year during Diwali.
An Indian tale used as the storyline for many Balinese and Javanese performing arts. The story tells of the kidnapping of Princess Sita, Prince Rama's wife, by the wicked King Rawana, and the defeat of Rawana by Rama's monkey allies. The latter is illustrated in Bali by the kecak or monkey chant.
Hindu epic scripture dealing with the heroic exploits of Lord Rama
The shorter of the two great Sanskrit epics of ancient India, telling the story of Rama.
indian epic ("Rama Story"), that every indian knows. It narrates how prince Râma, incarnation (avatar) of God Vishnu, had to exile in a remote and wild forest as a consequence of royal court intrigues. Accompanied by His wife Sîtâ and Laksmana, His loyal brother, He had to live poorly till the day when Râvana, the powerful but demoniac king of Lankâ, raped Sîtâ and took Her away to his kingdom city. Helped by the monkeys' King, his Commander in chief Hanuman and the monkey army, Râma, riding Garuda, the Vishnu white eagle, fighted Râvana and released Sîtâ. But consumed with jealousy and distrust, Râma repudiated Sîtâ. The latter, frantic with grief, tried to immolate herself in fire. The fire saved Her to prove Her innocence and both, husband and wife, could enter triumphantly in their capital city where Râma finally received His legitimate crowning
One of the two paramount Indian myths; the other is the Mahabharata.
The long epic that tells the story of Rama and his love for Sita, her capture, the long series of battles and quests Rama carries out to free her, and the aftermath.
Along with the Mahabharata, one of the two largest epics of Hinduism.
The second of the great Hindu epics, credited to the sage Valmiki and probably completed some time around 300 BC. It tells of the exile of Rama and Sita, the abduction of Sita by the rakshasa king Ravana and the war in which Rama, aided by the monkey god-king Hanuman, won her back.
Ramayan The Hindu epic that relates the story of Rama and Sita. composed by the sage Valmiki thousands of years ago.
Literally, the story of Rama. A great Sanskrit epic of India detailing the life of the Avatar as Rama. (Gr) The ancient Hindu epic recounting the life of the warrior-hero Rama, the Avatar. (L)
the life-story of Rama, a celebrated epic poem by Valmiki whose central incident is the abduction of Rama's wife sita by Ravana, king of the raksasas, and her subsequent recovery by Rama and his allies].
Heroic poem from the 4th century BC by Valmiki written in rhyme and that is known in whole Southeast Asia. The leading role is for Ravana, king of the demons of Lanka (= Sri Lanka). He kidnaps the beautiful princess Sita out of India to Lanka. In the end her beloved Rama, with the help of Hanuman, chief of a monkey army, can save her.
one of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne
A holy narrative of Lord Rama.
(ra·ma·ya·na) Hindu epic: a great epic of the Hindu religion and of classical Sanskrit literature that tells of the adventures of Rama, an incarnation (avatar) of the god Vishnu.
An epic written between 400 and 200 B.C. on the life of Rama
one of the great Hindu epics
Very popular Hindu epic, composed around 700 CE by Valmiki. It is as long as the Christian Bible and tells the story of the virtuous hero Rama who rescues his beloved Sita from the evil king
One of the two great epics of India. The Ramayana chronicles events in the life of Rama, the ideal King, warrior, and the embodiment of Dharma (see Dharma ) and his wife Sita, daughter of mother earth, a resplendent woman living the ideals of selfless love, devotion and integrity. Each character, name and event in the story carries metaphysical significance.
One of the two most popular Hindu epics the other being Mahabharata.
In Hinduism: The epic story of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, and his devout and noble wife, Sita; it is a Sanskrit composition in 24,000 stanzas attributed to the ancient Indian sage and poet Valmiki.
(“Râma’s lifeâ€) — one of India’s two great national epics telling the story of Râ ma; cf. Mahâbhârata
A holy narative of Lord Rama.
("Rama's life"): one of India's two great national epics telling the story of Rama; cf. Mahabharata
The (DevanÄgarÄ«: ) is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon (smá¹›ti). The name is a tatpurusa compound of and "going, advancing", translating to "the travels of RÄma".Note that the cerebral is due to infection by the word-initial , see sandhi.. The consists of 24,000 versesAbout 480,002 words, or a quarter of the length of the full text of the Mahabharata, or about four times the length of the Iliad. in seven cantos and tells the story of a prince, Rama of Ayodhya, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon (RÄkshasa) king of Lanka, RÄvana.