Ram is said to have been born in the Treta Yug to King Daśarath in Ikshvaku Vansh. Traditionally the epic belongs to the Treta Yuga, one of the four eons (yug) of Hindu chronology. Uttara Kanda – Epilogue, which details the life of Rama and Sita after their return to Ayodhya, Sita's banishment and how Sita and Rama pass on to the next world. Yuddha Kanda Book of the War, which narrates the Rama-Ravana war and the return of the successful Rama to Ayodhya and his coronation.ħ. Sundara Kanda – Book of Sundar (Hanuman) in which Hanuman travels to Lanka and finds Sita imprisoned there and brings back the good news to Rama.Ħ. Kishkindha Kanda – Book of Kishkindha, the Vanara kingdom in which Rama befriends Sugreeva and the Vanara army and begins the search for Sita.ĥ. Aranya Kanda – Book of the Forest which describes Rama's life in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.Ĥ. Ayodhya Kanda – Book of Ayodhya in which Dasharatha comes to grief over his promise to Kaikeyi and the start of Rama's exile.ģ. Bala Kanda – Book of the young Rama which details the miraculous birth of Rama, his early life in Ayodhya, his slaying of the demons of the forest at the request of Vishvamitra and his wedding with Sita.Ģ. Valmiki Ramayana has been traditionally divided into seven cantos (books), dealing with the life of Rama from his birth to his death.ġ. Verses are written in thirty two syllable meter called Anustubh. The Rāmāyan consists of 24,000 verses in seven cantos (kāndas) and tells the story of Rama, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon (Rākshas) king of Lanka, Rāvan. The Ramayana is ascribed to a single author, Vālmiki. The name Rāmāyan is a tatpurusha compound of Rām and ayan "going, advancing", translating to "Rām's Journey". The Ramayan (Devanāgarī: Rāmāyana) is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and an important part of the Hindu canon (smrti). Each 'Kanda' tells different legs of Rama's Journey towards becoming 'King of Ayodhya' after a great battle against 'Ravana - an evil King of Lanka' to rescue his beloved wife, Sita. The original 'Ramayana' consists of 7 books named as 'Kandas'. The Book is estimated to be written in 5000 B.C. 'Ramayana' is generally attributed to the Great Hindu Sage - Valmiki.
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