Ramayana

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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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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

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Bala Kanda belongsToTradition Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Uttara Kanda partOf Ramayana
Ramcharitmanas basedOn Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Thai Ramakien basedOn Ramayana
this entity surface form: Indian Ramayana
Khmer Reamker basedOn Ramayana
Lao Phra Lak Phra Lam basedOn Ramayana
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama basedOn Ramayana
subject surface form: Hikayat Seri Rama
Dandaka forest appearsIn Ramayana
Dandaka forest relatedWork Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Vanaras describedIn Ramayana
Vanaras textualTradition Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Bharata appearsIn Ramayana
Dasharatha associatedText Ramayana
Dasharatha associatedText Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Aranya Kanda partOf Ramayana
Devas describedIn Ramayana
Vaikuntha scripturalSource Ramayana
Hanuman Jayanti (nearby in calendar in some regions) associatedText Ramayana
subject surface form: Hanuman Jayanti
Vishvamitra associatedText Ramayana
Kishkindha Kanda partOf Ramayana
Kishkindha Kanda tradition Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Ravana notableIn Ramayana
Ravana textualSource Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Sundara Kanda partOf Ramayana
Sita appearsIn Ramayana
Sumitra appearsIn Ramayana
Sumitra appearsIn Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Sumitra fictionalUniverse Ramayana
this entity surface form: Ramayana universe
Vibhishana appearsIn Ramayana
Vibhishana primarySourceText Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Vindhya Range mentionedIn Ramayana
Sita Theke Suru basedOn Ramayana
Sugriva appearsIn Ramayana
Sugriva textualSource Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Maruti associatedWith Ramayana
Maruti associatedText Ramayana
Bajrangbali scriptureMention Ramayana
Vayu textMention Ramayana
Anjana mythology Ramayana
Kesari associatedWithText Ramayana
Shatrughna associatedWithText Ramayana
Shatrughna scripturalSource Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki notableWork Ramayana
Valmiki textualTradition Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Lakshmana associatedWithText Ramayana
Ayodhya Kanda partOf Ramayana
Ayodhya Kanda partOf Ramayana
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Javanese Kakawin Ramayana basedOn Ramayana
this entity surface form: Indian epic Ramayana