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Ramayana Book One:

Boyhood
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NYU Press, Feb 1, 2005 - 424 pages

Rama, the crown prince of the City of Ayodhya, is a model son and warrior. He is sent by his father the king to rescue a sage from persecution by demons, but must first kill a fearsome ogress. That done, he drives out the demons, restores peace, and attends a tournament in the neighboring city of Mithila; here he bends the bow that no other warrior can handle, winning the prize and the hand of Sita, the princess of Mithila.

Valmiki's Ramayana is one of the two great national epics of India, the source revered throughout South Asia as the original account of the career of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Vishnu. The first book, "Boyhood," introduces the young hero Rama and sets the scene for the adventures ahead. It begins with a fascinating excursus on the origins and function of poetry itself.

Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation

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The definitive edition of the Ramáyana, unabridged, with the romanized Sanskrit on the facing page and a very useful glossary. This first volume is frequently regarded as having been added on, and ... Read full review

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Common terms and phrases

abruvan aham aiva anuttamam arhasi ascetic ashram asya Atha austerities Ay6dhya ayam bhadram bhagavan bhavisyati brahman bull among sages dadau darunam daughter delight dharm'|atma drstva earth Evam uktva fashion father gandhdrvas Ganges gatva gods heard holy horse hosts idam idam abravlt Ikshvaku Indra jagama Janaka Kakut-stha Kashyapa katham Kaushika King Dasha-ratha krtva kshdtriyas Kusha Lakshmana lord mah"|atmanah maha|teja maha|yasah majesty mama Maricha maya mighty Mithila nara|srestha paramam pratyuvaca punah purim putram Raghava Raghu|nandana Raghus raja rajan rajanam Rama Rama's Ramam Ramasya Ramayana Ravana rdkshasas righteous Rishya-shringa rites ritual royal seer sacrifice Sagara sage Vishva-mitra saha sandhi Sanskrit sarvam sarve Shakra Sita sons spoke Sugriva tada tapas tasmin tasy tasya Tatah tath tatha Tato tatra tava tena Tesam three worlds tiger tvam tvaya uttamam uvaca vacah vacanam srutva vakyam Valmiki Vasishtha Vasistham Vasistho Vedas Vishnu Vishva-mitra Visvamitro maha|munih weapons words yakshas yatha

References from web pages

Ramayana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In its current form, the Valmiki Ramayana is dated variously from 500 BCE to 100 BCE, or about co-eval to early versions of the Mahabhārata. ...
en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Ramayana

Ramayana Home
Ramayana is one of the great epics of India. This story of Sri Rama by the great sage Valmiki is referred to as the Adi Kavya. Other famous versions of ...
www.hindunet.org/ ramayana/

Manas: Religious texts of India, Ramayana
The Ramayana belongs to a class of literature known in Sanskrit as kavya (poetry), though in the West it is considered to belong to the category of ...
www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ southasia/ Religions/ texts/ Ramaya.html

Ramayana -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on Ramayana: shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (Great Epic of the Bharata ...
www.britannica.com/ eb/ article-9062580/ Ramayana

Ramayana. A hindu epic
Ramayana isn't only about Rama and his attempt to rescue his consort Sita. Ramayana is also about devotion, loyalty, family roles and respect to elders.
adaniel.tripod.com/ ramayana.htm

The Ramayana - religionfacts
Introduction to the beloved Hindu epic Ramayana. ... India nearly shut down when a dramatized series of the Ramayana appeared on television in the 1980s. ...
www.religionfacts.com/ hinduism/ texts/ ramayana.htm

American Forum - Ramayana
Re-telling of this famous story in a shortened form suitable for children
www.globaled.org/ curriculum/ story2a.html

Rama-O-Rama: About "RAMAYANA"
Lord Rama, the most perfect avatar of God is at once the ideal son, the ideal husband, and the ideal king. A look at Rama and his epic story - 'Ramayana' ...
hinduism.about.com/ library/ weekly/ aa033101b.htm

Ramayana
Swami Sivanandaji on the origins of the Ramayana and also a summary of it.
www.dlshq.org/ religions/ ramayana.htm

Ramayana in Myanmar's heart, Goldenlandpages <http://www ...
Besides battles in the Mahabharata were fought between men and men but in the Ramayana war was fought between men and monkeys on one side and ogres (demons) ...
www.goldenlandpages.com/ hotspots/ rama/ rama.htm

About the author (2005)

Goldman is Professor of Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley.

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TitleRamayana Book One: Boyhood
Volume 6 of Clay Sanskrit Library
Book 1 of Ramayana: Book 1 : Boyhood, Robert P. Goldman
Book 1 of Rāmāyaṇa / by Vālmīki
AuthorValmiki
EditorRobert P. Goldman
Translated byRobert P. Goldman
PublisherNYU Press, 2005
ISBN0814731635, 9780814731635
Length424 pages
  
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