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This is an abridged verse translation of the two longest epic poems in world literature, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. This translation is surprisingly readable and very moving once you get used to the rhymed couplet format. This also serves as an ideal introduction to the sprawling plots of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rama: Add a description of this character.
- Lakshman
- Good Yudhishthir
- Krishna
- Karna
- Drona
- Duryodhan
- Bhishma
- Ravan
- Bharat
- Kuru
- Abhimanyu
- Kaikeyi
- Draupadi
- Savitri
- Janak
- Mark
- Indrajit
- Kausalya
- Sugriva
- Raghu
- Grant
- Raksha
- Arjun
- Pritha
- Agastya
- Tara
- Sumitra
- Valmiki
- Jayadratha
- Madra
- Bibhishan
- Godavari
- Sindhu
- Subhadra
- Vidura
- Sumantra
- Sisupala
- Duhsasan
- Hanuman
- Virata
- Dwarka
- Panchavati
- Chedi
- Gandhari
- Ganga
First Sentence edit
ONCE every year, at the great festival known as the Dasahra, the story of the famous Hindu epic, the "Ramayana," is, throughout Northern India, recalled to popular memory, by a great out-door dramatic representation of the principal and crowning events in the life of the hero, Rama.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Romesh C. Dutt (Translator)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 294.592204521
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