TY - BOOK AU - Valmiki AU - Ravi Prakash Arya AU - M.N.Dutt AU - Ramashraya Sharma TI - Ramayana of Valmiki: Sanskrit Text and English Translation T2 - Parimal sanskrit series no.48 SN - 9788171101566 U1 - 294.5/922 V245 R PY - 2013/// CY - New Delhi PB - Parimal Publication KW - Rāma (Hindu deity) KW - Epic poetry, Sanskrit KW - Hinduism N1 - Rama, prince of Ayodhya, won the hand of the beautiful princess Sita (seen here), but was exiled with her and his brother Laksmana for 14 years through the plotting of his stepmother. In the forest Sita was abducted by Ravana, and Rama gathered an army of monkeys and bears to search for her. The allies attacked Lanka, killed Ravana, and rescued Sita. In order to prove her chastity, Sita entered fire, but was vindicated by the gods and restored to her husband. After the couple's triumphant return to Ayodhya, Rama's righteous rule (Ram-raj) inaugurated a golden age for all mankind.; v. 1. Bālakāṇḍa and Ayodhyākāṇḍa v.2. Araṇyakāṇḍa, Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa and Sundarakāṇḍa v.3.Yuddhakāṇḍa v.4. Uttarakāṇḍa ER -