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    Ready Reference Treatise: The Ramayana
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Ramayana
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Ramayana
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    Ready Reference Treatise: The Ramayana

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    “The Ramayana” is a long epic poem, originally written in Sanskrit language. It is presumed to have been written sometime between 5th and 2nd centuries BCE. It is generally believed that the great Hindu sage and famous Sanskrit poet of the time, Valmiki, is the author of the book. It is considered to be one of the two great works of Indian Literature, the other being The Mahabharata, the longest epic in the world.

    The Ramayana is regarded to be one of the most sacred books of Sanatana Dharma, generally called Hinduism. It has its highly respectable and sacred place in the Hindu literature. Through this poem, the author explores the significant themes such as perfect man, duties of relationships, romantic love, sacrifice, family, renunciation, the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal king, and the ideal wife, etc.

    Ready Reference Treatise: The Ramayana
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    Chapter One: Introduction
    Chapter Two: History and Background
    Chapter Three: Plot Overview
    Chapter Four: Characters
    Chapter Five: Complete Summary
    Book One
    Book Two
    Book Three
    Book Four
    Book Five
    Book Six
    Book Seven
    Chapter Six: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateSep 25, 2015
    ISBN9781310814600
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Ramayana
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    Raja Sharma

    Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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      Chapter One: Introduction

      The Ramayana is a long epic poem, originally written in Sanskrit language. It is presumed to have been written sometime between 5th and 2nd centuries BCE. It is generally believed that the great Hindu sage and famous Sanskrit poet of the time, Valmiki, is the author of the book. It is considered to be one of the two great works of Indian Literature, the other being The Mahabharata, the longest epic in the world.

      The Ramayana is regarded to be one of the most sacred books of Sanatana Dharma, generally called Hinduism. It has its highly respectable and sacred place in the Hindu literature. Through this poem, the author explores the significant themes such as perfect man, duties of relationships, romantic love, sacrifice, family, renunciation, the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal king, and the ideal wife, etc.

      The word ‘Ramayana’ if translated means ‘Rama’s Journey.’ The poem is divided into seven books containing twenty-four thousand verses. The seven books are called Kandas (episodes) in Hindi and Sanskrit. There are five hundred cantos, called sagas in Hindi and Sanskrit.

      Lord Rama is believed to be the seventh avatar of the Hindu supreme God Vishnu. The story of the book revolves around the life of Lord Rama. Ravana, the demon king, abducts Rama’s wife Sita. Ravana happens to be the king of Lanka, the present day Sri Lanka.

      It is noticeable that the first letter of every 1000 verses collectively makes the Gayatri mantra, a kind of religious hymn recited by almost all the Hindus every day. The book very extensively explores human values and the concept of dharma, or duty.

      The meter of the poem has 32 syllables. It is called anustubh in Sanskrit. Most of the later Sanskrit poetry was highly influenced by the Ramayana. Hindu life and culture are predominantly guided and influenced by the life of Lord Rama and the book ‘The Ramayana.’

      It is not only a story in poetic form; it is the presentation of the teachings of the ancient Hindu sages in the narrative allegory. There is also the inclusion of philosophical and devotional elements. Rama, Sita, and Hanuman are particularly worshipped in India and several other neighboring countries. There are thousands of temples dedicated to Lord Rama, his wife Sita, and Hanuman.

      These characters are an essential part of the cultural consciousness in India, Nepal, Thailand, and Indonesia where Hinduism is practiced. It is noticeable that there are several different versions of the Ramayana and many adaptations in the countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

      The Ramayana can be compared to the great historical books like the Odyssey or the Bible.

      The story of Lord Rama has been adapted into several movies in the past six decades.

      During the festival of Vijayadashmi, the story of Lord Rama is enacted in open theatres across India for ten days. On the tenth day, a huge statue of Ravana is burned. The end of Ravana and the victory of Lord Rama is celebrated with grand fireworks and lighting of innumerable oil lamps all over India and Nepal.

      Chapter Two: History and Background

      The original version of Lord Rama’s story is known as Valmiki Ramayana. It is a unanimous conclusion of the Hindu scholars and tradition that the Ramayana is the work of a single poet, the sage Valmiki. He was believed to be the contemporary of Rama.

      It is said by the Hindu scholars and religious pundits that the Ramayana was composed approximately 5114 BC.

      The Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas has concluded that Lord Rama was born on 10th January, 5114 BC. He was believed to have been born between 12 noon and 1 pm in Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, in India. However, there has been a long controversy about the exact birthplace of Lord Rama.

      There is no mention of Rama’s divinity in the main narrative of the narrative. There is also no particular clue that shows that Rama was the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu, the Hindu Supreme God.

      The poet has, according to the Hindu tradition, kept the Ramayana in the genre of Itihasa, History. The religious scriptures and Hindu scholars have always believed that Lord Rama was born in a period of time that was known as

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