Aranya Kanda

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Aranya Kanda is the third book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s exile in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.

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Label Occurrences
Aranya Kanda canonical 4
Araṇya Kāṇḍ 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book of the Ramayana
kanda of the Ramayana
associatedPlace Jasdan State
surface form: Janastana

Panchavati
character Agastya
Jatayu
Kabandha
Sarabhanga
Shurpanakha
Sutikshna
Viradha
containsEpisode Jatayu’s battle with Ravana
Rama’s grief after Sita’s abduction
Ravana’s plot to abduct Sita
golden deer episode
mutilation of Shurpanakha
culturalSignificance frequently recited in Hindu devotional practice
important text in Vaishnavism
describes Lakshmana’s loyalty to Rama
Rama’s adherence to dharma during exile
Sita’s steadfastness and virtue
event Rama’s life in the forest during exile
abduction of Sita by Ravana
curse of Shurpanakha
encounter with sages in the forest
meeting with the vulture Jatayu
slaying of demons in the forest
follows Ayodhya Kanda
language Sanskrit
mainAntagonist Ravana
mainCharacter Lakshmana
Rama
Sita
narrativeFunction transition from forest exile to search for Sita
partOf Ramayana
positionInSeries 3
precedes Kishkindha Kanda
religiousTradition Hinduism
scriptureType Itihasa
setting Dandaka forest
surface form: Dandaka Forest
theme devotion
dharma
exile
good versus evil
timePeriodDepicted Treta Yuga

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Ramayana hasPart Aranya Kanda
Ramcharitmanas containsPart Aranya Kanda
this entity surface form: Araṇya Kāṇḍ
Dandaka forest mentionedIn Aranya Kanda
Kishkindha Kanda follows Aranya Kanda
Ayodhya Kanda precedes Aranya Kanda