Ramayana

[ rah-mah-yuh-nuh ]

/ rɑˈmɑ yə nə /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for ramayana

In the metre which so came to him he afterwards composed his Ramayana.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore
We do indeed once hear, even in the Ramayana, of heroes "who never turned in the battle, and fell struck in front."
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker
A picture of one day's reading of the Ramayana comes clearly back to me.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore
Place of pilgrimage for Hindus; mentioned in 'Mahabharata' and 'Ramayana.'
A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia|J. G. Bartholomew

In the Ramayana, Ayodhya is described as guarded by warriors, as Bhogavati by the serpents.
Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems|Henry Hart Milman

British Dictionary definitions for ramayana

Ramayana

/ (rɑːˈmaɪənə) /

noun

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

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