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Rámáyan of Válmíki
506 chapters English Public domain
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This is the first complete public domain translation of the Ramayana to be placed online. The Ramayana is one of the two epic Hindu poems, the other being the Mahabharata. The Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and Sita, who is captured by Ravan, the King of Ceylon. Rama lays siege to Ceylon and wins back Sita. The parallels to the Iliad are obvious, but the details are very different.
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506 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Invocation 03 Book I 04 Canto I: Nárad. 05 Canto II: Brahmá's Visit 06 Canto III.: The Argument. 07 Canto IV.: The Rhapsodists. 08 Canto V.: Ayodhyá 09 Canto VI.: The King. 10 Canto VII.: The Ministers. 11 Canto VIII.: Sumantra's Speech. 12 Canto IX.: Rishyas'ring. 13 Canto X.: Rishyas'ring Invited. 14 Canto XI: The Sacrifice Decreed. 15 Canto XII.: The Sacrifice Begun. 16 Canto XIII.: The Sacrifice Finished. 17 Canto XIV.: Rávan Doomed. 18 Canto XV.: The Nectar. 19 Canto XVI.: The Vánars. 20 Canto XVII.: Rishyas'ring's Return. 21 Canto XVIII.: Rishyas'ring's Departure. 22 Canto XIX.: The Birth of The Princes. 23 Canto XX.: Vis'vámitra's Visit. 24 Canto XXI.: Vis'vámitra's Speech. 25 Canto XXII.: Das'aratha's Speech.
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Rámáyan of Válmíki
506 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is the first complete public domain translation of the Ramayana to be placed online. The Ramayana is one of the two epic Hindu poems, the other being the Mahabharata. The Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and Sita, who is captured by Ravan, the King of Ceylon. Rama lays siege to Ceylon and wins back Sita. The parallels to the Iliad are obvious, but the details are very different.
Table of contents
506 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Invocation 03 Book I 04 Canto I: Nárad. 05 Canto II: Brahmá's Visit 06 Canto III.: The Argument. 07 Canto IV.: The Rhapsodists. 08 Canto V.: Ayodhyá 09 Canto VI.: The King. 10 Canto VII.: The Ministers. 11 Canto VIII.: Sumantra's Speech. 12 Canto IX.: Rishyas'ring. 13 Canto X.: Rishyas'ring Invited. 14 Canto XI: The Sacrifice Decreed. 15 Canto XII.: The Sacrifice Begun. 16 Canto XIII.: The Sacrifice Finished. 17 Canto XIV.: Rávan Doomed. 18 Canto XV.: The Nectar. 19 Canto XVI.: The Vánars. 20 Canto XVII.: Rishyas'ring's Return. 21 Canto XVIII.: Rishyas'ring's Departure. 22 Canto XIX.: The Birth of The Princes. 23 Canto XX.: Vis'vámitra's Visit. 24 Canto XXI.: Vis'vámitra's Speech. 25 Canto XXII.: Das'aratha's Speech.
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Rámáyan of Válmíki
506 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is the first complete public domain translation of the Ramayana to be placed online. The Ramayana is one of the two epic Hindu poems, the other being the Mahabharata. The Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and Sita, who is captured by Ravan, the King of Ceylon. Rama lays siege to Ceylon and wins back Sita. The parallels to the Iliad are obvious, but the details are very different.
Table of contents
506 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Invocation 03 Book I 04 Canto I: Nárad. 05 Canto II: Brahmá's Visit 06 Canto III.: The Argument. 07 Canto IV.: The Rhapsodists. 08 Canto V.: Ayodhyá 09 Canto VI.: The King. 10 Canto VII.: The Ministers. 11 Canto VIII.: Sumantra's Speech. 12 Canto IX.: Rishyas'ring. 13 Canto X.: Rishyas'ring Invited. 14 Canto XI: The Sacrifice Decreed. 15 Canto XII.: The Sacrifice Begun. 16 Canto XIII.: The Sacrifice Finished. 17 Canto XIV.: Rávan Doomed. 18 Canto XV.: The Nectar. 19 Canto XVI.: The Vánars. 20 Canto XVII.: Rishyas'ring's Return. 21 Canto XVIII.: Rishyas'ring's Departure. 22 Canto XIX.: The Birth of The Princes. 23 Canto XX.: Vis'vámitra's Visit. 24 Canto XXI.: Vis'vámitra's Speech. 25 Canto XXII.: Das'aratha's Speech.
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