Ramayana

E19476

Hindu scripture Itihasa Sanskrit epic ancient Indian epic poem

The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the life, exile, and heroic exploits of Prince Rama, serving as a foundational cultural and religious text across much of South and Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Ramayana canonical	126
Valmiki Ramayana	24
Ramayana tradition	3
Adhyatma Ramayana	1
Hindu epic Ramayana	1
Indian Ramayana	1
Indian epic Ramayana	1
Kakawin Ramayana	1
Kamba Ramayanam	1
Ramayana universe	1
Rāmāyaṇa	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu scripture ⓘ Itihasa ⓘ Sanskrit epic ⓘ ancient Indian epic poem ⓘ
approximateVerses	about 24,000 shlokas ⓘ
associatedFestival	Diwali ⓘ Dussehra ⓘ Rama Navami ⓘ
author	Valmiki ⓘ
centralTheme	devotion ⓘ dharma ⓘ exile and return ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ righteous kingship ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	India ⓘ
culturalRole	foundational text of Hindu culture ⓘ moral and ethical guide ⓘ source of devotional practice ⓘ
featuresDeity	Agni ⓘ Brahma ⓘ Indra ⓘ Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
genre	epic poetry ⓘ religious literature ⓘ
hasCharacterGroup	Devas ⓘ Rakshasas ⓘ Rishis ⓘ Vanaras ⓘ
hasPart	Aranya Kanda ⓘ Ayodhya Kanda ⓘ Bala Kanda ⓘ Kishkindha Kanda ⓘ Sundara Kanda ⓘ Uttara Kanda ⓘ Yuddha Kanda ⓘ
hasVersion	Ramayana self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Adhyatma Ramayana Ananda Ramayana ⓘ Javanese Kakawin Ramayana ⓘ Ramcharitmanas ⓘ surface form: Kamba Ramayanam Khmer Reamker ⓘ Lao Phra Lak Phra Lam ⓘ Malay Hikayat Seri Rama ⓘ Ramcharitmanas ⓘ Thai Ramakien ⓘ
influenced	Indian classical dance ⓘ Indian classical drama ⓘ South Asian literature ⓘ Southeast Asian literature ⓘ temple art in South Asia ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
mainCharacter	Bharata ⓘ Dasharatha ⓘ Hanuman ⓘ Indrajit ⓘ Jatayu ⓘ Kaikeyi ⓘ Kausalya ⓘ Kumbhakarna ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ Rama ⓘ Ravana ⓘ Shatrughna ⓘ Sita ⓘ Sugriva ⓘ Sumitra ⓘ Vali ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ Vishvamitra ⓘ
meter	shloka meter ⓘ
moralIdeal	Hanuman as ideal devotee ⓘ Lakshmana as ideal brother ⓘ Rama as ideal king ⓘ Sita as ideal wife ⓘ
narratesEvent	Rama’s coronation ⓘ Rama’s exile ⓘ abduction of Sita ⓘ battle in Lanka ⓘ birth of Rama ⓘ return to Ayodhya ⓘ search for Sita ⓘ
narrativeFrame	story told by Valmiki to Rama’s sons ⓘ
portraysCharacterAs	Rama as avatar of Vishnu ⓘ Sita as avatar of Lakshmi ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
religiousStatus	smriti text in Hinduism ⓘ
script	Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ
setting	Ayodhya ⓘ Dandaka forest ⓘ Kishkindha ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Lanka
structure	7 kandas ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition	ancient India ⓘ

Referenced by (161)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinduism → hasScripture → Ramayana ⓘ

Sanskrit → usedIn → Ramayana ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rāmāyaṇa

Mahabharata → relatedWork → Ramayana ⓘ

Brahma → scripturalMention → Ramayana ⓘ

Rameswaram → associatedWithText → Ramayana ⓘ

Ramayana → hasVersion → Ramayana self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Adhyatma Ramayana

Vishnu → scripturalMention → Ramayana ⓘ

Rama Navami → associatedEpic → Ramayana ⓘ

Hanuman → notableWork → Ramayana ⓘ

Hanuman → textMention → Ramayana ⓘ

Wayang → narrativeSource → Ramayana ⓘ

Indology → studiesText → Ramayana ⓘ

Ayodhya → associatedWithEpic → Ramayana ⓘ

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Kartikeya → scripture → Ramayana ⓘ

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Nashik → associatedWithEpic → Ramayana ⓘ

Ramleela → basedOn → Ramayana ⓘ

Reva → isMentionedInText → Ramayana ⓘ

Dussehra → associatedWithEpic → Ramayana ⓘ

Ram Janmabhoomi → associatedWithText → Ramayana ⓘ

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Chhath Puja → mythologicalAssociation → Ramayana ⓘ

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Tamil literature → majorWork → Ramayana ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kamba Ramayanam

Kawi language → hasNotableWork → Ramayana ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kakawin Ramayana

Angkor Wat → hasBasReliefsDepicting → Ramayana ⓘ

Smriti literature → includes → Ramayana ⓘ

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subject surface form: Ancient India

Sudarshana Chakra → mentionedIn → Ramayana ⓘ

Surya → scriptureMention → Ramayana ⓘ

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Rama → associatedText → Ramayana ⓘ

Kubera → scripturalMention → Ramayana ⓘ

Ramanathaswamy Temple → associatedWith → Ramayana ⓘ

Dhanushkodi Beach → associatedWith → Ramayana ⓘ

Ashvamedha → describedIn → Ramayana ⓘ

Kaikeyi → appearsIn → Ramayana ⓘ