Ramayana

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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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Statements (93)

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	Adhyatma Ramayana → Ananda Ramayana → Javanese Kakawin Ramayana → 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 → Lanka →
structure	7 kandas →
timePeriodOfComposition	ancient India →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ayodhya → Dussehra → Nashik → Ram Janmabhoomi →	associatedWithEpic
Ram Janmabhoomi → Rameswaram →	associatedWithText
Mathura → Sarayu →	mentionedIn
Brahma → Vishnu →	scripturalMention
Rama Navami →	associatedEpic
Ramleela →	basedOn
Angkor Wat →	hasBasReliefsDepicting
Kawi language ("Kakawin Ramayana") →	hasNotableWork
Hinduism →	hasScripture
Ramayana ("Adhyatma Ramayana") →	hasVersion
Reva →	isMentionedInText
Tamil literature ("Kamba Ramayanam") →	majorWork
Ayodhya →	mentionedInText
Chhath Puja →	mythologicalAssociation
Wayang →	narrativeSource
Hanuman →	notableWork
Mahabharata →	relatedWork
Vaishnavism →	scripturalBasis
Kartikeya →	scripture
Indology →	studiesText
Hanuman →	textMention
Sanskrit ("Rāmāyaṇa") →	usedIn
Vaishnavism →	veneratesText