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Ramayana

The Ramayana (/rɑːˈmɑːjənə/; Sanskrit: रामायणम्, romanized: Rāmāyaṇam), also known as the Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a Hindu smriti epic poem (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India. It is one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahabharata, narratives of past…

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Valmiki
Chapters
500 Sargas, 7 Kandas
Language
Sanskrit
Period
estimates for the primarily composition of the text range from 750 BCE-500 BCE[a] (with later addition up to the 3rd cent. CE)
Religion
Hinduism
Verses
24,000

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rama rāma sītā sita epic version valmiki ravana also jain translation story century king ayodhya hanumān hindu rāvaṇa india lakṣmaṇa

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RamayanaChapters500 Sargas, 7 Kandas1.00infobox
RamayanaLanguageSanskrit1.00infobox
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RamayanaReligionHinduism1.00infobox
RamayanaVerses24,0001.00infobox
Ramayanais aepic poem containing over 240.90text
Ramayanais aversion that is obscure but also attributed to Valmiki0.90text
Ramayanais adeeply ingrained aspect of the culture0.90text
Ramayanais aJavanese traditional ballet in wayang orang style0.90text
Sita's exileinstance ofespecially in stories0.80text
the death of Shambukainstance ofespecially in stories0.80text

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