Sundara Kanda
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Sundara Kanda is a major book of the Indian epic Ramayana that focuses on Hanuman’s journey to Lanka and his pivotal role in the search for Sita.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sundara Kanda canonical | 3 |
| Sundar Kāṇḍ | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
canto ⓘ section of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hanuman
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Ashoka Vatika
ⓘ
Kishkindha ⓘ Lanka ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Hanuman ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
Hanuman burning Lanka
ⓘ
Hanuman meeting Sita in Ashoka Vatika ⓘ Hanuman’s leap across the ocean to Lanka ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Hanuman’s audience with Vibhishana
ⓘ
Hanuman’s confrontation with the rakshasas of Lanka ⓘ Hanuman’s dialogue with Sita ⓘ Hanuman’s encounter with Simhika ⓘ Hanuman’s encounter with Surasa ⓘ Hanuman’s meeting with Mainaka mountain ⓘ Hanuman’s return to Kishkindha ⓘ Hanuman’s search for Sita in Lanka ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
recitation for courage and strength
ⓘ
recitation for protection ⓘ recitation for removal of obstacles ⓘ |
| etymology |
‘Kanda’ means ‘book’ or ‘canto’ in Sanskrit
ⓘ
‘Sundara’ means ‘beautiful’ in Sanskrit ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Hanuman
ⓘ
Hanuman’s journey to Lanka ⓘ search for Sita ⓘ |
| genre |
Itihasa
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| importantCharacter |
Angada
ⓘ
Jambavan ⓘ Rama ⓘ Ravana ⓘ Sita ⓘ Sugriva ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ |
| influence | important text in Hanuman worship ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | has many retellings in regional Indian languages ⓘ |
| notableFeature | only book of the Ramayana named after a character’s quality (beauty) rather than an event or place ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramayana ⓘ |
| positionInWork | fifth book of the Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | sacred text in Hinduism ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
ⓘ
devotion (bhakti) ⓘ faith in Rama ⓘ selfless service ⓘ victory of dharma ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Valmiki ⓘ |
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Sundar Kāṇḍ