Bhanubhakta Ramayana
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Bhanubhakta Ramayana is a celebrated 19th-century Nepali translation and adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana, renowned for helping establish Nepali as a literary language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bhanubhakta Ramayana canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
adaptation
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epic poem ⓘ literary work ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| adaptationType | free poetic adaptation rather than literal translation ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageCommunity | Nepali-speaking Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bhanu Jayanti celebrations ⓘ |
| author | Bhanubhakta Acharya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Valmiki Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
foundational work of modern Nepali literature
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widely recited in Nepali-speaking communities ⓘ |
| educationalUse | taught in Nepali literature curricula ⓘ |
| form | poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindu epic
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devotional literature ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed during the Rana period in Nepal ⓘ |
| honorificTitleOfAuthor | Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of standard written Nepali
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later Nepali religious poetry ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general Nepali-speaking public ⓘ |
| language | Nepali ⓘ |
| languageRegister | vernacular Nepali ⓘ |
| literaryImportance | considered a classic of Nepali literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Nepali literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hanuman
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Lakshmana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | traditional Nepali verse meters ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | follows the major episodes of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish Nepali as a literary language
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popularizing the Ramayana story in the Nepali language ⓘ |
| originalWork | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | used in Hindu rituals and recitations in Nepal ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
devotion
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dharma ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ righteous kingship ⓘ |
| translator | Bhanubhakta Acharya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | completed in the 19th century ⓘ |
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