BalakandaThis is the first of seven volumes of a translation of the Valmiki Ramayana, the great Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu. This renowned work of ancient India has profoundly affected the literature, art, religions, and cultures of countless millions of people in South and Southeast Asiaan influence that is perhaps unparalleled in the history of world literature. Balakanda, the opening portion of this first translation to be based on the critical edition (Oriental Institute, Baroda), is presented here in a compact volume without the section of notes that appears in the hardcover book. |
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ascetic ashram asuras Aśvamedha austerities Ayodhyā Bālakānda beauty best of sages Bhagiratha Bharata Bless Brahmā brahman brother Bulcke bull among sages critical edition Daśaratha daughter delight demons divine earth epic episode epithet fashion father forest gandharvas Ganges gods hands in reverence heard Hearing hero holy horse hosts of seers Ikṣvāku Indian Indra Jacobi Janaka jātakas Kākutstha Kauśika kill King Daśaratha king's Kosala kshatriya Kuśa Laksmaņa Lañkā legend lord Mahābhārata majesty manuscripts Mārīca mighty Viśvāmitra Mithilā monkeys northern recension passage performed poem poet prince purāņic Rāghava Raghus rākṣasas Rām Rāma Rāma Jāmadagnya Rāma's Rāmāyana Rāvaņa renowned replied righteous rites ritual royal seer Rśyaśrīga sacrifice Sagara sage Viśvāmitra Śakra Sanskrit sarga scholars Sītā Śiva sons spoke Śrī Rāmā Śrī Rāmāyaṇa story Sugrīva tale textual three worlds tiger tradition translation Vaisnava Valmiki valorous Vasistha vedas vedic verse versions Vişnu Viśvāmitra weapons wife words yakṣas yana