Ramayana

[ rah-mah-yuh-nuh ]

noun

1. an epic of India, one of the Puranas attributed to Valmiki and concerned with the life and adventures of Ramachandra and his wife Sita.

Ramayana

/ rɑːˈmaɪənə /

noun

1. a Sanskrit epic poem, composed about 300 bc , recounting the feats of Ramachandra

Example Sentences

The motive of the whole poem of Ramayana is sung in a few words by the celestial musicians.

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Ramayana, r-m′ya-n, n. one of the two great epic poems of ancient India—the history of Rama.

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The texts chosen were the two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, and of these Persian abridgements were duly prepared.

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He had hardly gained, through a few extracts from the Ramayana, a glimpse of the august thought of ancient Asia.

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The origin of this sacred book is considered to be very nearly co-eval with that of the Ramayana.

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