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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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Ramayana canonical 126
Valmiki Ramayana 24
Ramayana tradition 3

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 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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Saketa → associatedWithEpic → Ramayana ⓘ
Indrajit → appearsIn → Ramayana ⓘ
Yuddha Kanda → partOf → Ramayana ⓘ
Yuddha Kanda → scripturalTradition → Ramayana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
Ananda Ramayana → basedOn → Ramayana ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
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this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
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Dharma in Indian philosophy → centralInText → Ramayana ⓘ
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Surasena kingdom → describedIn → Ramayana ⓘ
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Kingdom of Mithila → associatedWithText → Ramayana ⓘ
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King Janaka → mentionedIn → Ramayana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valmiki Ramayana
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Kalaram Temple → associatedWithText → Ramayana ⓘ
Sri Ramayana Darshanam → basedOn → Ramayana ⓘ
Hanuman langur → associatedWith → Ramayana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hindu epic Ramayana
Kalyanotsavam of Rama and Sita → associatedText → Ramayana ⓘ