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The sixth book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Yuddhakanda, recounts the final dramatic war between the forces of good led by the exiled prince Rama and the forces of evil commanded by the arch demon Ravana. The hero Rama's primary purpose in the battle is to rescue the abducted princess Sita and destroy the demon king. However, the confrontation also marks the turning point for the divine mission of the Ramavatara, the incarnation of Lord Visnu as a human ...
The purpose, in writing this book, is to provide a self-contained primer, workbook and reader for teaching first-year Sanskrit students with no previous linguistic training. The author has tried throughout the work to introduce, explain and illustrate the most significant features of the language through verses, quotations, and readings. To these ends the grammar has been, in several areas, simplified to prevent the beginner from being more hampered than is ...
The fifth and most popular book of The Ramayana of Valmiki, the Sundarakanda, recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hanuman in leaping across the ocean to the inland citadel of Lanka. Once there, he scours the city for the abducted Princess Sita. The poet vividly describes the opulence of the court of the demon king, Ravana, the beauty of his harem, the spendors fo the palace gardens, and the hideous deformity of Sita’s wardresses. After witnessing Sita's ...
The seven volumes of this work present the entire Ramayana for the first time which has been translated on the basis of critical edition, based on the manuscripts representing all recensional traditions. The first volume gives copious annotations dealing with the poem's numerous textual and exegetical problems. Drawing on the contributions of generations of Sanskrit commentators, the second volume is accompanied by a commentary that elucidates the ...