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Valmiki

American  
[vahl-mee-kee] / vɑlˈmi ki /

noun

  1. Hindu poet and reputed author of the Ramayana.


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In Maharishi Valmiki’s "Ramayana," the original text of the epic, Rama saves Sita but then renounces her because she’s been in another man’s abode.

From Salon

In India, Valmiki's Sanskrit poem Ramayana remains the most influential.

From BBC

Composed by Tulsidas, the poem is a retelling of Ramayana, the Sanskrit epic written by Hindu sage Valmiki 2,500 years ago.

From BBC

The male tiger had been terrorising communities around the Valmiki Tiger Reserve.

From BBC

The scope and influence of “The Ramayana” rival those of the Bible: The earliest Sanskrit version, 24,000 verses written by the Hindu poet Valmiki, is more than 2,300 years old.

From Washington Post