Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Sanskrit epic, traditionally attributed to Valmiki, that concerns the banishment of Rama from his kingdom, the abduction of his wife Sita by a demon and her rescue, and Rama's eventual restoration to the throne.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name of one of the two great, epic poems of ancient India, the other being the Mahabharata.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun One of the ancient Sanskrit epic of Hindu mythology about the incarnation of Vishnu, the
Rāma .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Ramayana is one of the most well-known stories in the world, is considered to be the earliest epic written several millennia ago.
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Those epics are called the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Those epics are called the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Since that time, this amazing story has been called the Ramayana as recorded by the great yogi/sage Valmiki.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Since that time, this amazing story has been called the Ramayana as recorded by the great yogi/sage Valmiki.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Since that time, this amazing story has been called the Ramayana as recorded by the great yogi/sage Valmiki.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Those epics are called the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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According to Nehru Ramayana is a story of how north indians vanquished south indians (Ref to his Discovery of India)
Why are South Indians so smart? Steve Sailer 2002
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Ramayana is a story of vanquishing of South By North so how can the second hero of Ramayana "Hanuman" be acceptable to South Indians.
Why are South Indians so smart? Steve Sailer 2002
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The story, recounted in the sacred narrative called Ramayana, seems especially appropriate right now, and the character of Ravana offers a fitting comparison for Anwar al-Awlaki and others like him.
Vineet Chander: Ravana, Al-Awlaki And The Hijacking Of Religion Vineet Chander 2011
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