Valmiki

[ vahl-mee-kee ]

/ vɑlˈmi ki /

noun

Hindu poet and reputed author of the Ramayana.

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Example sentences from the Web for Valmiki

It was for an entertainment in this connection that the Valmiki Pratibha was composed.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore
I played Valmiki and my niece, Pratibha, took the part of Saraswati—which bit of history remains recorded in the name.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore
Valmiki Pratibha is not a composition which will bear being read.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore
After he had been thus buried alive, he became himself a Rishi, and was known as Valmiki Rishi, valmiki meaning an ant-hill.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

The adjective Bhima-sankasas as explained by Nilakantha is in this sense, quoting the celebrated simile of Valmiki.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 4|Kisari Mohan Ganguli

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