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Ramayana|ˈrɑːmɑːjænə|
Also † Ramayuna, -unu.
[a. Skr. Rāmāyaṇa, f. Rāmā Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu + ayana a going.]
An ancient Hindu epic, ascribed to the poet Valmiki. Also attrib.
1788Asiatick Researches I. 351 The first Indian Poet was Válmíci, author of the Rámáyana, a complete Epick Poem on one continued, interesting, and heroick, action. 1806Carey & Marshman tr. Ramayuna I. p. ii, The Committee..have made choice of the Ramayuna of Valmeeki to be the first in the series of translations from the Sungskrit. 1811W. Ward Acct. Hindoos I. p. viii, Next follow Translations of the Contents of the Mŭhabharŭtŭ, the Ramayŭnŭ, and the Shrēē-Bhagŭvŭtŭ. 1841Penny Cycl. XX. 401/1 There are three pieces of his, one in which a domestic subject is treated..and two others taken from the cycle of traditions of the Râmâyana. 1870F. Richardson Iliad of East p. vii, The Rāmāyana comprises in all some twenty-four thousand verses, or slokas. 1937M. Covarrubias Island of Bali viii. 235 The great epics of the Hindus, the famous Ramayana and Mahabharata..came by way of Java as propaganda for the ancient Hindus and as part of their religious teachings. 1974Times 5 Nov. 11/4 The play is a stirring episode from the Hindu Ramayana epic: Rama's courtship of the lustrous Siti Dewi. |