Rāma, the name of the main figure of the epic, has two contextual meanings. In the Atharvaveda, it means "dark-coloured or black" and is related to the word rātri "the darkness or stillness of …

Dec 13, 2025 · Ramayana, shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”). The Ramayana was composed in …

Aug 30, 2016 · The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic, composed some time in the 5th century BCE, about the exile and then return of Rama, prince of Ayodhya. It was composed in Sanskrit …

We are starting with the legendary TV series Ramayan. Ramayan is an Indian television series based on ancient Indian Sanskrit epic of the same name. The show was originally aired …

Billions have grown up with the Ramayana, and I felt it must be accesible in a modern digital format. Most Indians grew up watching Ramanand's Sagar Ramayan (1987) which aired on …

Ramayana is the oldest epic in world literature. It is a treasure house of knowledge and an inexhaustible mine for later poets and has a special place in Indian culture as well as Sanskrit …

Oct 11, 1998 · Ramayana contains 24,000 verses [sloka] arranged into numerous cantos [sarga] which are contained in 6 books as mentioned earlier. Each chapter, sarga, will be given briefly …

The Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and Sita, who is captured by Ravan, the King of Ceylon. Rama lays siege to Ceylon and wins back Sita. The parallels to …

Nov 19, 2024 · The Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient Indian literature, the other being the Mahabharata. Attributed to the sage Valmiki, it narrates the life of Prince …

In Hinduism, the Rāmāyaṇa is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). The name Rāmāyaṇa is a compound of Rāma (the …